At the beginning of October, the Trump administration offered nine universities the opportunity to sign a compact agreeing to adhere to a list of requirements in order to receive preferential treatment for future federal research grants. The requirements included asking them to agree not to consider sex, ethnicity, race, nationality, political views, sexual orientation, gender […]| janresseger
In his new book, The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, The Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education, Yale University law professor, Justin Driver explores the history of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions on affirmative action from the 1978 decision in Bakke, that permitted universities to consider race in their admissions policies, to the […]| janresseger
Late last Thursday afternoon, the Associated Press’s Collin Binkley broke a story that brought relief and satisfaction to the school superintendents and members of elected school boards acros…| janresseger
In a recent blog post, Diane Ravitch considered the phrase, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and its acronym, DEI: “The ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion are generally and bro…| janresseger
Last Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association filed a lawsuit to challenge a confusing and frightening “Dear Colleague” …| janresseger
In a recent executive order, President Donald Trump dismantled programs for “diversity, equity and inclusion” at the federal level (see here and here). This week in Ohio, the state legislature is e…| janresseger
