“It’s almost like the Duke Endowment is the family that you’re going to turn to for Thanksgiving dinner, and they’ve got the big, giant table that they’ve invited everybody to come to.”

The Duke Endowment, one of the largest nonprofit foundations in the nation, will donate $1.9 billion to four North Carolina colleges over the next 15 years, Forbes reported.

The discussion focused on claims that DEI programs are silencing conservative students and faculty, reinforcing the GOP’s message that colleges and universities are liberal bastions and do not welcome intellectual diversity. WASHINGTON, D.C.—As a young Black woman from the blue state of Illinois, Jasmyn Jordan said hearing former vice president Mike Pence speak at a Young Americans for Freedom event  at the University of Iowa her freshman year marked one of the first times she witnessed a prominent speaker who shared her beliefs and values. 

Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.

The university censured me after I spoke out against race taking over the faculty hiring process.

After the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions has challenged the exception for military academies.

Author John Feinstein spent a season inside Ivy League football, where he found love and pain but no regret.

“We recognize the health care landscape is changing,” Duke University Health System CEO says.

A personalized coaching model for at-risk first-year students helps address persistence at Shepherd University. The intervention has expanded campuswide, allowing all learners to receive this kind of help. For many first-year students, the transition into higher education can be a challenge. An established program at Shepherd University in West Virginia provides targeted support to students who may experience greater difficulties in college, helping them to succeed personally and academically.

Avoiding taking institutional stances, the proponents of a new policy suggest, will protect and enhance the freedom of expression of faculty and staff members, and students.