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A Zoom screen shows Spelman College teaching fellow Tangela Mitchell, a brown-skinned woman with a nose ring and her hair styled on top of her head, in the center and six high school students taking part in a discussion section.
Diversity Socioeconomics

A Bridge Between HBCUs and High Schools

A group of HBCUs is participating in a nationwide effort to bring college coursework to low-income high school students.

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Admissions

The Students Who Aren’t Coming

Survey of high school seniors suggests problems ahead for institutions that enroll Black and Latino students and men. This could be a hard year for community colleges.

Students holding signs in opposition to Ohio Senate Bill 83
Government State Policy

Ohio State Board Pushes Back on Anti-DEI Bill

Ohio State’s Board of Trustees blasted a State Senate bill one day before it passed. The rare move comes as culture war politics drive education reforms across the U.S.

Quick Takes

Astronomy Preprint Withdrawn Over a Co-Author’s Inclusion

An astronomy preprint’s lead author withdrew the paper and is removing one of the co-authors: Geoff Marcy, who resigned his...
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In Ph.D. Funding, Identity Shouldn’t Trump Merit

The practice of awarding Ph.D. student funding on the basis of racial, ethnic or gender identity undermines the research enterprise, James Moore II, Kursat Christoff Pekgoz and Spiro Pantazatos write.

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Worthy Women

Amy Gais writes that her students judge women writers much more harshly than male writers—and considers what can be done about it.

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DEI Attacks Hurt All Students, Even Evangelicals

Evangelical Christian students are among those harmed by attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion offices, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.

Quick Takes

Rising Hispanic Enrollment, Degree Attainment

The Hispanic population in the U.S. has made significant gains in college enrollment and educational attainment since 2005, according to...