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UCLA Researchers Find that Affirmative Action Bans are ‘Devastating’ to Medical School Diversity

Education Department to Expand Second Chance Pell Grant Experiment for Incarcerated Individuals

Mississippi Higher Learning Board Puts University Presidents in Charge of Tenure

A Private North Carolina University is Investigating Anti-Semitism on Campus

First LGBTQ Student Organization Chartered at Baylor University

Florida Governor Signs Bill Requiring Colleges and Universities to Change Accreditors

INSIGHT Into Diversity’s Lenore Pearlstein Featured as Panelist on Women’s Roundtable at Clemson University

Middlebury College Investigating Anti-Muslism Incident During Ramadan

UW-Madison Student Government Seeks In-State Tuition Rates for Undocumented Students

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UCLA Dentistry Receives $1 Million to Support Students Who Serve Communities in Need

Purdue University Expands Research Center to Explore Health Inequity in Rural, Underserved Communities

Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine Names Recipients of Scholarship Created to Improve Diversity

Two Southern Universities Join Forces to Recruit Diverse Students to Dentistry Field

University of Nevada, Reno Agricultural Programs Provide Meat, Produce to Students Experiencing Food Insecurity

Work Fatigue Wears on Student Affairs Professionals, Report Says

Department of Defense Strengthens Research Partnerships with HBCUs, MSIs

Jewish American Heritage Month

Higher Education Access, Completion a Priority in the Biden Administration’s New Equity Action Plan

Concordia University Chicago Students Protest Against Racism and Homophobia

Study Shows Massachusetts Budget Cuts Have Reduced Access to Higher Education

Health Care Workers Strike at Howard University Hospital

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History as First Black Woman Appointed to the Supreme Court

University of Maryland to Provide Temporary Housing for Displaced Afghan Families

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause

Savannah State Receives $830K for New Computer Science Program

Judge Allows Florida Colleges to Survey Students, Employees on ‘Intellectual Freedom’

Oklahoma is the Latest State to Enact Transgender Athlete Ban

Yale Law Dean Criticizes Students for Protesting Controversial Campus Speaker

TikTok Video Exposes Reed College Professor’s Racist Comments

California State University System Permanently Removes Undergraduate Admissions Test Requirements

National College Players Association Files Civil Rights Complaint in Support of Athlete Compensation

Florida Governor Refuses to Recognize First Transgender Athlete to Win NCAA Title

FBI Says Group of Juveniles are Main Suspects for Bomb Threats at HBCUs

Howard University Professors Threaten Strike

Louisiana Colleges Launch Oral History Project to Preserve Legacy of Women in Politics

Allegheny College Community Shows Support for Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion

Students Who Sought Help from College Counseling Centers in 2020-2021

Grand Valley State University to Research Diversity Among K-12 Teachers

Introducing the 2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Jesse L. Moore Supplier Diversity Award Winners

Despite Pandemic Hardships, College Graduation Rates are Increasing

Students, Community Members Call for UChicago to Pay Reparations to City’s South Side Residents

Paul Quinn College Admits Students and Family Members in Unique Recruiting Approach

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Texas Christian University and the TCU School of Medicine Receive Multiple INSIGHT Awards

Tennessee Nonprofit Raises Over $2 Million for Undocumented College Students

Professors at Religious Institution Urge Missouri Lawmakers to Uphold Critical Race Theory

Justice Department Charges Former San Jose State Trainer with Sexually Assaulting Student-Athletes

University of California System Sees Record-Breaking Surge in Latinx Applicants

Professors Association Censures University System of Georgia for Anti-Tenure Policy

New York University Experiences Increase in Anti-Asian Violence

Amazon Expands Free College Tuition Program

Universities Show Support for Ukraine by Cutting Ties to Russia

University of Chicago to Launch Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity

Virginia Governor Proposes Emergency Funding for HBCUs Amid Rising Bomb Threats

First Black Woman Nominated to Supreme Court

Bucknell University Students Protest Over Public Safety Officer’s Alleged Misconduct

Rutgers University Offers Free, Low-Cost Tuition to Students from Disadvantaged Families

Texas Official Wants to Eliminate Tenure in Effort to Stop Critical Race Theory

Education Department to Erase Debt of Defrauded DeVry University Students

South Dakota Legislators Approve Ban on ‘Divisive’ Diversity Teachings in State Schools, Universities

College Students More Likely to Seek Peer Counseling Due to Pandemic, Study Finds

Former KKK Leader’s Name to Be Removed from University of Alabama Building

Oklahoma State University Honors MLK Day Alongside Local Community

Tufts University Creates Racial Equity Policy and Planning Program

Howard University’s Public Policy Center Publishes Research on Police-Community Relations

Women’s History Month 2022: Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX

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University of Alabama Adds First Black Student’s Name to Building Named After KKK Leader

Dartmouth Expands Need-Blind Admissions Policy to Include International Students

Brown University Teams with Kenya Researchers to Fight HIV/Aids through Innovation

Brooklyn College Facing Investigation for Treatment of Jewish Students in Mental Health Graduate Program

Lawsuit Alleges Harvard Dismissed Students’ Sexual Harassment Claims

Education Department Announces Overhaul of College Scorecard

Free Community College Dropped from Build Back Better Bill, Jill Biden Says

Yale Committee to Investigate Donor Influences on Academic Freedom

Three Virginia Universities Drop Student Vaccine Requirements

HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats on First Day of Black History Month

D.C. Council Proposes College Funding for Undocumented Students

SAT Exam to Transition to All-Digital Format, Shorten Testing Time

Supreme Court to Hear Appeals on Race-Conscious Admissions Cases

Penn Law Professor Under Review After Making Disparaging Remarks About Asian Americans

Morehouse College Launches Black Men’s Research Institute

College Enrollment Continues to Drop During Pandemic, Community Colleges Hit Hardest

New California Budget Proposal Aims to Close Higher Education Achievement Gaps

INSIGHT Welcomes Dr. Karen Jones as New Editorial Board Member

Bomb Threat Made Against University of Utah’s Black Cultural Center Following Student Protests

Lawsuit Claims Top Universities Conspired to Limit Financial Aid

American Indian College Fund Launches New Teacher Program to Increase Native Representation

Several HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats

Michigan’s First and Only HBCU Set to Reopen

New Law Requires California Colleges to Update Records of ‘Deadnamed’ Transgender Students

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Repayment Freeze Through May 2022

Two Separate Universities Investigating Incidents of Racism and Vandalism

University of Central Florida Honors Student Veterans

Two Colleges Create Five-Year PharmD Program to Help Staffing Shortage

University of St. Thomas to Open Nursing School Focused on Student Diversity, Health Equity

Black History Month 2022: Recognizing the Contributions of Trailblazing Black Scientists

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