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Gender Identity
They Put Their Pronouns in Their Email Signatures. Then the University Dismissed Them.
Houghton University is the latest example of a small religious institution struggling to acknowledge LGBTQ+ students’ presence on campus while also hewing to church doctrine. -
Gazette
Transitions: Liberty U. Gets New President; Next Chancellor Named at the U. of Pittsburgh
Dondi E. Costin, president of Charleston Southern University and a retired U.S. Army major general, has been named president of Liberty University. -
Title IX
Colleges Could Keep Transgender Students Off Some Athletic Teams Under Title IX Proposal
Amid dozens of legal fights involving transgender athletes, the U.S. Education Department aims to establish guardrails around gender identity. -
Gazette
Transitions: New York U. Names First Female President; Georgia State U. Interim Provost Becomes Permanent
New York University’s next president will be the first woman to lead the university. -
Faculty Sanction
A Faculty Committee Recommended Censure, but She Ended Up Suspended Without Pay
New questions surround the harsh penalty meted out to a noted UCLA ecologist. -
Gazette
Transitions: Centenary U. Names First Black President; New Provost Selected at the U. of Pennsylvania
Dale G. Caldwell will be the first Black president of Centenary University, in New Jersey. -
Title IX
A Standoff Over Transgender Rights
As conflict escalates between Biden and conservatives, colleges are caught in the middle. -
Lingering Concerns
Eric Lander Left the White House Under a Cloud. Now He’s Back at Work, and Not Everyone’s Happy.
President Biden’s former science adviser is returning to the Broad Institute following allegations of bullying. -
Gazette
Transitions: Columbia U. Names Next President; U. of South Florida Selects New Provost
Minouche (Nemat) Shafik has been named president of Columbia University. -
Retaliation Alleged
After Mysterious Suspension of Award-Winning UCLA Professor, Scientists Fight Back
A prominent ecologist had complained of racial discrimination before being barred from campus.