Federal agencies cut some grants to historically Black colleges in efforts to quash DEI. HBCU leaders hope a new executive order supporting their institutions creates a positive shift.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
Finding that four states are likely to succeed in their lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday that prevents the rule from taking effect in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The University of Kansas announced Friday that an instructor is no longer employed there after a video showed him “making a highly inappropriate comment in his classroom suggesting violence against individuals for their personal views.”| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
After years of a disciplinary procedure, the lightning-rod law professor accused of “incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic actions and statements” is now being punished.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The organizations are mobilizing to get voters to the polls as their student and alumni members embrace Alpha Kappa Alpha member Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
While both students and faculty have concerns with generative artificial intelligence, two new reports show a divergence in AI adoption.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
In 2022 the College Board changed how it scores AP exams, and some test scores surged. It publicly defended its new method this week after critics questioned its rigor.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
An international cheating ring led to an uptick in AP score cancellations this year, expediting plans to digitize the exams. Will that make them more secure?| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
She could become the first HBCU graduate in the Oval Office—and would likely build on the Biden administration’s ambitious higher ed agenda.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The sweeping conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration would dismantle the Education Department, privatize student loans and end all ongoing Title IX investigations. Critics say it’s a road map to authoritarianism.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The Yale Law School graduate has used sharp criticism of elite higher ed to help establish his MAGA bona fides and build a national brand.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs