Colleges dismantle DEI
Colleges across the country are shutting down expensive and expansive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, some of which were put in place just a few years ago. Read more
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University System of Georgia’s board cracked down on DEI. Will universities comply?
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents recently passed a series of regulations that curb diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the system’s 26 universities, establishing institutional neutrality on political issues and strengthening its prohibition of diversity statements in hiring. Read more
Supporting Noncitizen Students in Higher Ed
President-elect Trump has threatened mass deportations. The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration suggests how institutions can support students who may be immigrants or undocumented. Read more
India journal subscription deal comes up against open access goal
One Nation One Subscription deal agreed with major academic publishers after five years of negotiations, but some believe academia is moving on Read more
How a looming Trump presidency is already affecting college life
Higher education may be bound for a whirlwind of change over the next four years when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office next year. Trump’s aggressive stance on immigration has led some institutions and related organizations to begin issuing guidance to students ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Read more
Vanderbilt to end ‘inherently exclusionary’ honors program
Vanderbilt University recently announced plans to phase out its College Scholars Honors Program, replacing it with a new one that is more inclusive and “accessible to all students.” Read more
Trump’s vsion for College Accreditation could shake up the sector
Overhauling higher-education accreditation could be on the agenda for conservative lawmakers and policy mavens now that Donald J. Trump has been re-elected president. Read more
Is AI any good at choosing gifts?
Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family. Read more
What San José State Volleyball Teaches Us About the Debate Over Trans Athletes
The team has triggered the biggest controversy over trans collegiate athletes since Lia Thomas. But with anti-trans bills proliferating and Trump headed back to the White House, things feel different than they did in 2022. Read more
Struggling US regional colleges’ best hope is to embrace CX and AI
The choice is to innovate or, potentially, to die. Focusing on customer experience and tech is the best way to avoid the latter, says Eric Skipper Read more
