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A professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is speaking out against the school’s Board of Trustees over their treatment of controversial writer Nikole Hannah-Jones

A researcher left Calvin University after officials questioned her same-sex marriage. Now the professor who officiated the ceremony has been denied reappointment for doing so.

Although institutions of higher education have placed a large emphasis on increasing the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students matriculating in higher education, the disparities in STEM retention and graduation rates between URM and non-URM students emphasize the dire need for increased support to help URM students navigate challenges including stereotype threat, impostor phenomenon, and lack of social connectedness that disproportionately affect URM students in majority-dominated f...

The inability of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week to name a single case of domestic terrorism that his department has referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution has outraged Republicans and amplified their calls for Mayorkas to resign or be impeached.

Course syllabi set the tone for the whole semester. With the help of a new tool kit, some instructors are overhauling theirs to make them more welcoming, inclusive and focused on student success.

A committee at Calvin University has recommended that Joseph Kuilema not be reappointed after he officiated a wedding for two women.

(RNS) — The board of trustees said it voted to close the university on Aug. 31, citing declining enrollment, rising costs of the pandemic and a lack of financial resources.

Highlights from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes and others.

Jury awards former Clemson student falsely accused of sexual misconduct $5.3 million on defamation and civil conspiracy claims. The case has implications for the future of Title IX.

Student activists canvassed during Chancellor Daniel Diermeier’s investiture over the weekend