As a Black, Christian, former Democrat, Leo Terrell seemed an unlikely pick to head Trump's antisemitism task force that's waging war on "woke" and "Jew-hating" colleges. In other ways, he's right out of central casting, @peterelkind.bsky.social and I discovered www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

As a Black, Christian, former Democrat, Leo Terrell seemed an unlikely pick to head Trump's antisemitism task force that's waging war on "woke" and "Jew-hating" colleges. In other ways, he was right out of central casting, @peterelkind.bsky.social and I discovered www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Before most of the task force’s investigations had even launched, Terrell publicly promised “massive lawsuits” against “Jew-hating” universities, including Harvard, UCLA and dozens of others. @propublica.org @chronicle.com @katiemangan.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social

When George Mason's president came under attack by the Trump administration, he did what few embattled presidents dared; he spoke out and defended his actions. On Friday, he may learn whether publicly challenging the government's narrative helped or hurt him. www.chronicle.com/article/greg...

The DOJ has given UVA's president and board until Friday to update it on everyone who’s been fired or moved and every program that's been cut because of the board’s vote to eliminate DEI. www.chronicle.com/article/afte...

DEI won’t die in my school, one U of Michigan dean told his colleagues. Shortly after links to his letter disappeared from social media, Michigan’s provost said she had talked to the dean and he was ready to “clarify” his message. Here’s how it changed. www.chronicle.com/article/dei-...

The University of Michigan faculty member who served as its first chief diversity officer says he’s disappointed and embarrassed by the administration’s “cowardly move” to dismantle DEI efforts in the face of President Trump’s funding threats. www.chronicle.com/article/afte...

For weeks, as contracts were halted, workers fired, and a center created in 1867 essentially dismantled overnight, workers scrambled to save data used to inform educational policy and practice. Here’s how it looked from inside. www.chronicle.com/article/brea...

President Trump announced today that the nation's $1.7-trillion student loan program is on the move. Next stop, the Small Business Administration, which announced today that it's slashing its staff by 43 percent as it prepares for its new role. www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

Diversity officers celebrated just a few years ago by colleges eager to show their commitment to DEI are having to justify their existence today. Jobs are being slashed, departments eliminated, and diversity work redefined. They say they’re not giving up. www.chronicle.com/article/dive...

Diversity officers celebrated just a few years ago by colleges eager to show their commitment to inclusion are having to justify their existence today. Jobs are being slashed, departments eliminated, and diversity work redefined. They say they’re not giving up. www.chronicle.com/article/dive...

The story of how the U. of Michigan's student-body president landed in that role says a lot about how messy and complicated student activism can be when students with shared goals disagree sharply about how to achieve them. www.chronicle.com/article/afte...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked much of Trump’s effort to dismantle DEI. Here’s what that could mean for colleges struggling to respond to the administration’s latest threats and deadlines. www.chronicle.com/article/judg...

“There’s simply no federal precedent for the proposition that all diversity, equity, and inclusion practices are categorically unlawful," one former OCR official says. "But that’s certainly the view that the letter seeks to convey.” www.chronicle.com/article/in-s...

Can shifting attention away from race to socioeconomic status provide the kind of diversity the U. of Michigan — and others — are seeking? Some are doubtful, but the pressure is intensifying www.chronicle.com/article/iden...

The Education Department's research arm became the latest target of Elon Musk's cost-cutting purge, with the vast majority of its contracts suddenly cancelled. www.chronicle.com/article/educ...

If you or someone you know has had a particular research project suspended by recent actions at IES, please get in touch either by DM or by replying here. There are journalists who'd like to report on this.

I also looked at how much each institution that got a grant would lose with this cut to NIH funding.

Fresh material in @chronicle.com's coverage of the NIH indirect-funding cap includes some information about next steps. Hint: Legal action coming soon. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.chronicle.com/article/rese...

A diversity official whose group is suing over Trump's anti-DEI orders urges colleagues to defend their work. "As frightening as it feels right now, there’s a point at which you have to say enough.’” www.chronicle.com/article/enou...

Minority-serving institutions enroll more than half of all students of color and have historically been underfunded. Critics who want to eliminate the program that makes them eligible for special grants say it discriminates against white students. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

My colleague Emma Pettit and I took a deep dive on general-education reform in Florida. Hundreds of courses are being cut, but how did that process unfold and who was making the calls? We tried to find answers @chronicle.com. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

In retrospect, getting large numbers of anxious academics to join one small social media platform en masse was a mistake

Colleges will no longer be required to prove that their employment practices are equitable, now that President Trump has rescinded an antidiscriminatory measure signed 60 years ago by LBJ. www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

Offices and centers focused on serving women, LGBTQ students, and students of color will likely be forced to close across Iowa due to a sweeping Board of Education vote, @jasperjsmith.bsky.social reports

Really difficult, well-reported story on Knoxville College from @jasperjsmith.bsky.social. It is worth your time: www.chronicle.com/article/once...

Some colleges are setting up expansive free-speech teams to make sure protests stay peaceful and everyone knows their rights. One free-speech advocate says they're going overboard trying to prepare for protests ...“This is not the invasion of Normandy,” he told me. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Faculty leaders at the U of Michigan fear that regents are about to recommend sweeping cuts to one of the nation's most expansive DEI plans. Here's what I found: www.chronicle.com/article/is-d...

Boston U. is pausing doctoral admissions for a dozen programs in the humanities and social sciences. How much does that have to do with graduate workers' new contract, which came after a seven-month strike? My latest @chronicle.com #HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhDSky www.chronicle.com/article/is-b...

I spoke with KERA about our latest, on a surprisingly sharp and protracted decline in college enrollment among white students think.kera.org/2024/11/19/w...

How we're thinking about the future of DEI...https://www.linkedin.com/posts/katherine-mangan-16b4037_equityavengersassemble-equityavengers-activity-7264335156667133953-MHv3?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining

This article describes one of the most direct attacks on academic freedom I've seen.

such fun getting to know these impressive students and the program that's bringing them together www.chronicle.com/featured/stu...

@mzahneis.bsky.social offers an early look at the implementation of Texas's anti-DEI legislation: “Am I going to be told, ‘None of your work counts anymore. You can’t teach that class. Your research is obliterated’?” www.chronicle.com/article/a-te...