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NIH Funds Program to Attract Underrepresented Students to Genomics

Princeton to Cover All College Costs for Students Whose Families Make Less Than $100K

New Grant Supports Education, Training for Californians Unemployed Due to COVID

Students Lack Clean Water at Mississippi HBCU

University of North Dakota Returning Recently Found Indigenous Remains, Artifacts

Future Health Care Workers in Colorado to Receive Free Community College Education

Energy Department Funds Programs to Advance MSI Involvement in Carbon Management

Brigham Young University Bans Fan Who Yelled Racial Slurs at Black Volleyball Players

Howard University Evacuated for Two Bomb Threats in First Week of Classes

Biden Announces Student Loan Relief Plan

Student Freedom Initiative Partners with More MSIs, Increases Support for Hispanic, Asian American Students

American University Staff Strike Following Failed Contract Negotiations

Colleges and Universities See Rise in State ‘Educational Gag Orders’ Bills

Education Department to Provide $8M to Colleges to Help Diversify the Teacher Workforce

LGBTQ+ Harvard Community Members Receive Threatening, Homophobic Emails

New University of Wisconsin System Scholarship to Cover Financial Aid Gaps for Disadvantaged Students

Collaboration of 50 Colleges and Universities Address Educational Equity

The 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards

CHIPS and Science Act Will Provide Billions for STEM Programs

Study Shows Men Who Are Straight, White, and Able-Bodied Find Privilege in STEM Fields

National Hispanic Heritage Month Q&A

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SUNY Expands College-in-Prison Programs

Most Colleges Do Not Offer Campus Organizations for Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, or Muslim Students

Southern University Law Center Receives Grant to Support Trauma Recovery From HBCU Bomb Threats

Education Department Creates New Fund to Help Underrepresented Students Reach Graduation

Judge Rules Michigan State University is Not in Compliance with Title IX

Civil Rights Groups Demand Investigation Into Fake University Used to Detain Immigrant Students

UC San Diego to Expand Medical School Diversity Through Community College Partnerships

Kamala Harris Meets with Higher Education Leaders to Discuss Abortion Care, Access

Pennsylvania Launches Hunger-Free Campus Initiative

UCLA Law Creates Database to Track Measures Against Critical Race Theory

Seattle Pacific University Suing State Over LGBTQ Discrimination Investigation

Massachusetts Law Protects Medication Abortion Access for Public College Students

Nearly 70 Leading Corporations Back Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill in Affirmative Action Case

Clarence Thomas Will No Longer Teach George Washington University Law Seminar

University of Utah to Waive Tuition for Indigenous Students

Education Department Calls for Better College Access for Incarcerated Individuals, Protections for Student Veterans

Michigan Medical Students Stage Walk-Out in Protest of Anti-Abortion Speaker

Portland State University Offers Tuition Discount to Out-of-State Native American Students

Students Demand Action Against UT Dallas Professor Who Made Homophobic Comments

Mental Health of Black Borrowers Harmed by Student Debt, Report Finds

UNC Chapel Hill Settles Tenure Lawsuit with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Fresno State Removes Name of Nazi Sympathizer from Library

University of Washington Professor Sues School Over Land Acknowledgement Statement

City College of New York Receives NSF Grants to Improve STEM PhD Diversity

History Organizations Lambaste Supreme Court Over Dobbs Decision

National Parks Service Awards Nearly $10 Million to Help HBCUs Preserve Historic Sites

Illinois Law School, Minority-Serving Institution Create Undergrad JD-Pathway Degree to Increase Diversity in Law

Justice Department Weighs in on Antitrust Lawsuit Against Elite Universities

UIdaho Must Rescind No-Contact Order Against Christian Students Accused of Harassing LGBTQ Student

Illinois Governor Signs Three Bills into Law Aimed at Improving Equity in Higher Education

Syracuse University to Open Center in D.C. to Promote Civil Discourse and Combat Disinformation

Education Department Proposes Changes to Student Loan Interest, Debt Forgiveness Programs

Disney Launches ‘Storyteller Fund’ at Howard University to Promote Media Representation

University of Texas System Invests $16.5M in Student Mental Health, Safety Services

Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Set to Take Effect on July 1

Descendant of Enslaved People Can Sue Harvard Over Ancestors’ Photos, Massachusetts Court Rules

Three Professors of Color Depart from University of Denver, Citing Systemic Inequities

Student Petition to Fire Clarence Thomas Rejected by George Washington University

The University of Arizona Announces Tuition-Free Education for Native American Undergraduates

NCAA Title IX Report Finds Increased Participation from Women, But Gender Inequities Persist

Anderson University Students, Alumni Protest Nonrenewal of Queer Professor’s Contract

UW-Madison Issues Statement Following Assault of Asian Students Near Campus

Valedictorian with Nonspeaking Autism Delivers Historic Commencement Speech

Washington Law Schools Partner With Rural, Minority-Serving University to Boost Latinx and Indigenous Representation

Documentary Details Struggles and Successes of First-Generation Black Law Students

Two Prestigious Law Schools Eliminate Tuition for Low-Income Students

FAU Matches Veteran Students with Shelter Dogs to Support Mental Health

University of San Diego Eliminates Tuition Costs for Active Military and Veteran Students

BIPOC Mental Health Month

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AAUP Releases First Tenure Study Since 2004, Revealing Major Changes in Faculty Career Tracks

University of California System Launches the Center for Climate, Health, and Equity

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $1.5 Billion to Advance DEI in Academic Science

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

Biden Administration Releases New Title IX Rules on Law’s 50th Anniversary

The Ohio State University Successfully Trademarks the Word ‘THE’ for Product Use

New AAUP Report Shows Largest One-Year Faculty Wage Decline on Record

Virginia Lawmakers Divert Funds for Undocumented Students to State HBCUs

The University of Texas at Austin to Face Renewed Lawsuit Over Race-Conscious Admissions

Dartmouth College Eliminates Undergraduate Student Loans

University System of Maryland Will No Longer Require Standardized Test Scores

AAUP Rebukes UNC System for Alleged Academic Freedom Violations, Climate of Institutional Racism

More Than 200 Groups Call on Education Department to Release Proposed Title IX Rule

George Washington University to End Use of Colonial Moniker After Student Pushback

Judge Orders Yeshiva University to Recognize LGBTQ Student Group

United Negro College Fund, Steve Fund Partner to Advance Mental Health Support at HBCUs

Virginia Tech Partners with Boeing to Create Workforce Development Center for Veterans

Mitchell Hamline Welcomes First Incarcerated Law Student

SUNY Introduces Chosen Name and Pronoun Policy

Hispanic-Serving Research Universities Form Alliance to Increase Opportunities for Latinx Doctoral Students, Faculty

Carnegie Mellon to Provide Bonus Employee Payment to Help with Cost-of-Living Increases

Georgetown Law Lecturer Resigns Following Probe into Controversial Tweet

Notre Dame Changes Lyrics to ‘Most Recognizable’ Fight Song to Include Women

Loyola University Chicago Alum Donates $100 Million to Fund Scholarships for Diverse Students

Parent PLUS Loan Worsens Racial Debt Inequities, Study Finds

Report Reveals College Equity Gaps Among California’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

University of Kentucky Initiative Aims to Bolster K-12 Holocaust Education

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