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In Texas, Bigotry is at the Root of the Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds succeed at the post-secondary level and beyond.

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Colleges dismantle DEI

University Business

Why it matters: While students, faculty, administrators and experts all acknowledge DEI programs can be flawed, bans are prompting colleges to close up cultural centers and rewrite course catalogs moves that can interfere with student life and threaten free speech. Read more at Axios.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” ‘Listen to Students’ Dynamic teaching can work for neurodivergent students, with some clarifications, says Liz Norell, an associate professor of political science at Chattanooga State Community College and faculty developer who identifies as neurodivergent. “Institutions need to take the data seriously.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” ‘Listen to Students’ Dynamic teaching can work for neurodivergent students, with some clarifications, says Liz Norell, an associate professor of political science at Chattanooga State Community College and faculty developer who identifies as neurodivergent. “Institutions need to take the data seriously.

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The New McCarthyism is Here. Will Higher Ed Say No?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The letter demanded a comprehensive restructuring of Harvards governance, hiring, admissions, and student life. It instructed the University to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs under whatever name, and to cease any admissions or hiring practices that consider race, gender, or even proxies for race.

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Colleges are tearing down DEI with funding threats looming

University Business

An executive order during President Trump’s first week in office demanded colleges and universities end all DEI-related mandates, policies and programs. Amid the unfolding wave of federal policy, colleges and universities are taking different measures to pulse-check the legality of their DEI initiatives.

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Department of Education Orders End to Race-Based Programs Amid Fierce Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The directive, which builds on last year's Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. It also targets diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which the Department claims have contributed to widespread censorship and a repressive viewpoint monoculture on campuses.

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