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DEI Standoff Derails a State Budget
Wisconsin Republicans want to slash funding to the University of Wisconsin over DEI efforts, but Democrats are defiant. The stalemate has put the entire state budget on ice.
American University of Beirut to Open Cyprus Campus
The American University of Beirut is moving ahead with plans to open a campus in Cyprus, its first campus outside...
University of Arkansas Dissolves DEI Office
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion division and reallocate its staff and resources...
Seeking Bipartisan Governance in North Carolina
A state commission proposed overhauling UNC governing board appointments to reduce partisanship, but some say lawmakers have few incentives to remove politics from the system.
DEI as an ‘Act of Resistance’
Political and legal attacks have made DEI work challenging in many states. Some professionals are leaving, but those who stay say they’re fighting for students, faculty and the future of college equity.
Report Suggests Improvements for UNC System Governance
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper released the preliminary findings of a state commission to investigate the state’s public university governance...
Conn. Institutions and Lawmakers Reach Funding Deal
Connecticut governor Ned Lamont and leaders of the state’s higher education institutions reached a deal Monday to shore up higher...
Legislating an Honest Look at College Cost
State legislation to improve transparency about the cost of a degree has earned bipartisan support. Some worry about political motives and unintended consequences.