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Colleges cut ties with a little-known nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEI
Read full article: Colleges cut ties with a little-known nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEIThe U.S. Education Department says it is investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to a nonprofit organization that has helped Black and Latino students pursue business degrees.
Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says claims hold water
Read full article: Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says claims hold waterDemocratic presidential candidate Kamala Harrisโ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by โrightwing operativesโ to distract voters ahead of next monthโs election.
Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college
Read full article: Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida collegeA tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state's culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled with hundreds of books.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
Read full article: Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimonyHarvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the schoolโs conduct policy.
โClear outlier:โ New College of Florida to scrap Gender Studies program
Read full article: โClear outlier:โ New College of Florida to scrap Gender Studies programThe college is set to terminate the program beginning with the 2024 enrollees. Board members claimed the program didn't mesh with the college's larger mission.
New College of Florida conservative board votes to abolish DEI office
Read full article: New College of Florida conservative board votes to abolish DEI officeTrustees picked by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee New College of Florida have voted to abolish its small office that handles diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted by conservatives throughout the state university system.
DeSantisโ conservative picks for New College of Florida board could lead to โHillsdale of the Southโ
Read full article: DeSantisโ conservative picks for New College of Florida board could lead to โHillsdale of the SouthโGov. Ron DeSantis on Friday appointed six new members to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees in a move that one appointee and conservative ally of DeSantis said is aimed at โrecapturing higher education.โ