Howard University officials said Tuesday they are committed to increased security on campus after two reported incidents happened last weekend that were instigated by young people not affiliated with the college. In a virtual town hall for students and their parents, top brass from Howard said that there was a crowd of unruly youth who […]
The Department of Education released a directive to help institutions understand exactly what admission are unconstitutional and what is perfectly fine to pursue.
The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy. The Campus Call for Free Expression will take different forms on different campuses. The campaign, created by […]
Two 53-year-old academic leaders are taking the helm this summer at the two historically Black universities in the nation's capital. One is a newcomer to the world of HBCUs, the other a product of them. Q: What's uppermost in your mind for your schools as you're starting? Vinson: All of us have been recognizing over the past […]
Given that Rufo frames the New College takeover as a demonstration project to be repeated by red states nationwide, I'd expect attempts to scrap gender studies to spread. (Already, some Republicans in the Wyoming Legislature have tried, unsuccessfully, to defund such programs.) But having followed the right-wing remaking of New College all year, I think it's […]
Across the globe, higher education institutions work tirelessly to build and maintain a record of excellence for quality educational experiences, and that same effort and strategic mindset should be applied to online education.
After LGBTQ+ students filed several Title IX discrimination complaints against the Waco-based university — in one case for failing to address homophobic harassment by a former student's peers — Baylor wrote to the agency's Office for Civil Rights, arguing that the federal government previously recognized that the university is exempt from certain aspects of civil […]
Recommended for the chopping block was the entire Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, which houses bachelor's programs in Chinese Studies, French, German Studies, Russian Studies and Spanish.
With affirmative action ending, blurring the line between both entities seems more critical than ever; higher education needs assurance the student body they are receiving is as diverse as it is prepared.
