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The Right-Wing War on Accreditation

By Jarrod Kelly March 31, 2023

Republicans are irate that their plans to remake higher education are being stymied.

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Advice

How Can ‘Inclusion’ Be a Bad Word?

By Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy March 31, 2023

What it’s like to be asked by state lawmakers to justify your life’s work.

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Politics and Race

This Ohio Bill Wouldn’t Just Ban Diversity Training. It Would Reshape Higher Ed.

By Kate Marijolovic March 30, 2023

The far-reaching proposal covers diversity training, faculty performance reviews, graduation requirements, the enrollment of Chinese students, and more.

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Bills to Ban DEI

Colleges Could Be Flooded With Citizen Lawsuits Under Proposed DEI Legislation

By J. Brian Charles March 30, 2023

Conservatives in some states want to deputize the general public to sue if they think a college is deploying banned diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Faculty in the Cross Hairs

Florida’s Public-University Board Approves Firing Poorly Performing Tenured Professors

By Emma Pettit March 29, 2023

The governing board endorsed on Wednesday a process for post-tenure review that creates a uniform method for dismissals across the 12-campus State University System.

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Politics and DEI

Bans on Public-College Diversity Offices Wouldn’t Affect Just State Funding

By Kate Marijolovic March 23, 2023

If enacted, the bills could prevent colleges from using many federal grants and threaten existing private-funding pipelines.

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Politics and DEI Training

North Carolina Lawmakers Want Details on UNC’s Diversity Training

By Adrienne Lu March 20, 2023

By next week, all University of North Carolina campuses must provide an inventory of employee-training programs that cover diversity, race, and unconscious bias.

The Edge

4 Ideas to Improve Access and Outcomes

By Goldie Blumenstyk March 15, 2023

Entrepreneurs and innovators pitched solutions to persistent challenges at our annual “Shark Tank” at SXSW EDU.

South Carolina House Ways and Means Chairman Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, responds to senators who say the House hid pet projects in their budget on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Columbia S.C. Smith said the allegation offended him and called the Senate a "clown show" for not checking with House members first before making the allegations. (Jeffrey Collins, AP)

The Anti-DEI Playbook

S.C. Lawmakers Discussed Going After Colleges’ Diversity Efforts. Things Got Heated.

By Eva Surovell March 14, 2023

The debates in South Carolina on Monday highlighted discussions to come as Republican-controlled state legislatures further scrutinize higher ed’s spending on diversity.

Gov. Dan Patrick presides over the Senate at the Capitol in Austin, Texas on the first day of the 88th Legislative Session Tuesday January 10, 2023.

Legislative Push

Texas Republicans Want to Reform Higher Ed. What Are Their Plans?

By Eva Surovell March 10, 2023

Among an avalanche of bills filed in the Texas Legislature on Friday were at least half a dozen proposals that would affect public colleges.