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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

NFL to Increase Diversity in Sports Medicine with New HBCU Medical School Partnership

Seattle Pacific Students, Faculty Protest Board’s Decision to Uphold Anti-LGBTQ Hiring Policy

University of California System Joins Nationwide STEMM Diversity Initiative

Education Department Urges Colleges to Use HEERF Funding for Mental Health Support

Student Loan Equity Gap Continues to Grow, Report Finds

Universities Issue Statements and Offer Support in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooting

Revised California Budget Proposal Requires State Higher Education Systems to Submit Equity Progress Reports

Higher Education Groups and University Leaders Work to Counter Campus Anti-Semitism

University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Hosts Virtual Symposium Series on Asian Photography

University of Michigan Initiative Seeks to Improve Racial Equity in Classical Music

Campuses Resume In-Person Pride Events Following Pandemic Hiatus

Minority-Serving Institutions Partner with U.S. Energy Department to Advance Solar Energy Research

Princeton University Database Tracks Rise in LGBTQ Elected Officials Worldwide

Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Colleges, Nonprofits to Combat Disinformation in Communities of Color

Designer Ralph Lauren Debuts Ode to HBCU Fashion in Controversial New Collection

Higher Education Expected to Soon Face Financial Challenges Due to Inflation and Workforce Issues

HBCU Seeks Legal Recourse Over ‘Racially Motivated’ Search of Women’s Lacrosse Team Bus

Students, Alumni Condemn Lee University’s Leaked Anti-LGBTQ Guidelines

Stanford Launches Hate Crime Investigation After Noose Found Near Residence Hall

Predominantly Black Institution to Permanently Close Due to Cyberattack and Pandemic Fallout

HBCU Medical School Coalition Focuses on Racial Disparities in Organ Transplants

UNC Journalism School Downgraded to Provisional Accreditation in the Wake of DEI Concerns

Dartmouth College Returns Historic Indigenous Documents to Mohegan Tribe

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

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