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Fla. Board of Education bans of diversity, equity, inclusion programs in state colleges

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The Florida Board of Education said Wednesday it has implemented “strict regulations” limiting the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, activities, and policies in the Florida College System. ” Read more from ABC Action News. The post Fla.

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Brown University bans caste discrimination throughout campus in a first for the Ivy League

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The university’s governing body voted this fall to add caste as a protected characteristic to its nondiscrimination policy , alongside categories such as race, religion, sex and gender identity. But we felt it was important to lift this up and explicitly express a position on caste equity.”. Read more on CNN.

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Wellesley students want trans men to be allowed to enroll

Confessions of a Community College Dean

" Presently, the university accepts some trans students: specifically, it welcomes trans women and nonbinary students who were assigned female at birth, according to its gender policy. And yet, we’ve seen many colleges make this move and retain their focus on women and gender equity,” they said. ” Paula A.

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Statistical Standards vs. Student Support: The 'Good Data' Dilemma

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It recognizes that the experience of many individuals are shaped by the complex interplay of factors such as race, gender, sexuality, and more. It’s a complicated and delicate journey to advocate for a small number of students within a vast and diverse university population, though necessary. 1989, Article 8. BMC medicine , 17 , 1-15.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

It is exceedingly difficult, for example, to learn much about disparities based on race, ethnicity, gender, class, the experience of transfer students or employment outcomes, let alone the quality of the education that the institution offers. News access to the data that it uses to assess quality. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Colleges, universities feature prominently in the top 10 worst censors of 2024

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Additionally, in one bonus spot, Harvard University earned the “Lifetime Censorship Award” for targeting The New York Post after the publication helped break the news on the former president’s plagiarism in her dissertation. This isn’t the first time the First Amendment watchdog group targeted the Ivy League.

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Biden administration to rescind part of Trump's free inquiry rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The organization’s lawsuit has been on hold while the Biden administration reviewed the rule, Americans United said in a news release. But given the concerns about free inquiry on campus, and the frequency with which those relate to faith-related issues of gender and values, this seems a big step in the wrong direction.