Under Obama, federal rules pushed universities to build new bureaucracies to address sexual misconduct. Trump is doubling down on that tactic for antisemitism claims.

A widely overlooked part of a settlement with the two universities could profoundly alter how elite schools determine who gets accepted.

‘GCal’ dictates students’ every waking moment, from walks to class to what time they go to bed; It’s ‘kind of unnatural’

A new book argues for a renewed focus on the strengths of first-generation students, not just their challenges. First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a hidden curriculum, a set of unspoken expectations for how to succeed. And they don’t always know whom to turn to for help. But a new book, the first of three volumes on first-generation students, argues that these challenges, while important to study, offer an incomplete picture of who these students are.

We’ve documented actions taken on hundreds of college campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.