The school, a bastion of D.E.I., will no longer require the statements in hiring decisions and is considering a broader shift in its policies.

Jay Bhattacharya would consider the academic freedom at universities and medical schools seeking NIH grants

A professor offers two proposals to reduce widespread academic misconduct by college students.

The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress. House Republicans are making a final attempt to pass sweeping legislation in this Congress that aims to lower the cost of college and hold institutions accountable. The House has considered few bills related to higher education in the last two years, so a floor vote on the College Cost Reduction Act would mark a significant achievement for its sponsor, Representative Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican and chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee.