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Our news, opinion and advice about issues of race in higher education, answer your questions like:


  • How are colleges responding to state laws banning to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
  • What are colleges doing to recruit and retain students of various races?
  • How are colleges recruiting and retaining scholars from various racial backgrounds?
Legal Rollback
By Jasper Smith April 25, 2025
An executive order regarding disparate impact is a “vast overstep” and will likely face legal challenges, civil-rights lawyers say.
'A Sweeping Culture Change'
By Katherine Mangan March 27, 2025
The flagship has struggled mightily to recruit and retain students of color, but the scope of Thursday’s cuts still came as a shock to many.
March 13, 2024
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March 7, 2024
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Defending a Profession
By Katherine Mangan March 13, 2025
At a mass convening, DEI administrators described feelings of betrayal, fear, and courage.
'A Field of Uncertainty'
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows March 7, 2025
Colleges are steeling themselves for Trump’s heightened enforcement.
'This Fight Is Not Over'
By Jasper Smith March 6, 2025
White people are suffering from discrimination, he says. He’s taking his million-dollar campaign to the Office for Civil Rights.
The Review | Opinion
By Jeffrey Aaron Snyder March 5, 2025
Voluntary affinity groups are an American tradition, not a form of segregation.
A Mixed Welcome
By Jasper Smith March 5, 2025
Christopher Rufo said the antiracism scholar would “no doubt find a receptive audience” at the HBCU. That hasn’t been the case so far.
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