The University of Florida is poised to name the president of the University of Michigan, Santa Ono, as its next leader, after months of uncertainty […]
Tag: Diversity Initiatives
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump
The conversation between two Rutgers University professors that lit a fire in U.S. higher education circles lasted only about 10 minutes. The professors ā one […]
Harvard, Under Pressure, Revamps D.E.I. Office
Harvard is revamping its diversity, equity and inclusion office in a move that seemed to accede to the Trump administration, even as the university has […]
Heās a Foe of D.E.I. in Schools but Not a Fan of Trumpās Crusade
In 2008, Steven F. Wilson, who had been an adviser to the former Massachusetts governor, William Weld, on education policy, opened a charter school to […]
Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now
President Trump was dealt a setback in his plans for American public education, as three federal judges issued separate rulings on Thursday pausing his ability […]
Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Hereās What Families Should Know.
It is unclear how the federal government might respond. Will mass federal layoffs affect classrooms? The Education Departmentās work force is about half the size […]
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
Maya Angelouās seminal autobiography, āI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,ā and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navyās list of 381 books […]
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The Pentagon and U.S. Naval Academy are proceeding with actions in support of the Trump administrationās push to eliminate āwokeā initiatives throughout the federal government. […]
Companies Pull Back From Pride Events as Trump Targets D.E.I.
When it came time to plan San Francisco Pride this year, Suzanne Ford, the organizationās executive director, reached out to some longtime corporate sponsors to […]
The University of California Will Stop Requiring Diversity Statements in Hiring
The University of California said on Wednesday that it would stop requiring the use of diversity statements in hiring, a practice praised by some who […]