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Worries of Racial Discrimination on a Campus Where 4 of 5 Students Are White

It seems implausible that collegians in the minority have enough power to routinely and unlawfully discriminate against their peers who comprise the majority.

By Shaun Harper

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Institutions Minority-Serving Institutions

DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional

The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.

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Quick Takes

Education Dept. Accuses George Mason of Violating Civil Rights Law

Gregory Washington, president of Virginia’s George Mason University, must apologize to the university community for “promoting unlawful discriminatory practices” in...
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Students Diversity

Mizzou Cancels Black Student Block Party, Calling It ‘Unlawful Discrimination’

The cancellation is just the latest of many incidents at colleges across the country and reflects how Trump’s anti-DEI crackdown is affecting Black students.

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Quick Takes

Judge Keeps Alabama’s Anti-DEI Law in Place for Now

Ruling in part that professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom, a federal judge denied an effort from college...
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Opinion
Views

Stand Against the Leaky STEM Pipeline

The disinvestment from DEI and scientific pipeline programs will mean STEM training gaps will only grow, Tania Fabo writes.

By Tania Fabo

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Quick Takes

ED Clarifies What Race-Based Admissions Data Must Be Reported

The Trump administration released further details on its order for colleges to supply more racially disaggregated admissions data and wants...
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Student Success Academic Life

Research: Equity Gaps in Academic Advising

A study of academic advising finds that historically marginalized groups are less likely to see improvements in time to graduation or GPA after meeting with an adviser compared with their white peers.