Why grad students should prioritize friendships (opinion)
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Why grad students should prioritize friendships (opinion)

new admin - Feb 24, 2025

[ad_1] How important is friendship to you? According to a Pew Research Center study in 2023, 61 percent of U.S. adults said having close friends is extremely or…

ABA suspends DEI standards for accreditation
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ABA suspends DEI standards for accreditation

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[ad_1] The American Bar Association is suspending diversity, equity, and inclusion standards for the law schools it accredits amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on DEI efforts, Reuters…

Judge extends block on controversial NIH cuts
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Judge extends block on controversial NIH cuts

new admin - Feb 22, 2025

[ad_1] A federal judge Friday extended a temporary block on the National Institutes of Health’s plan to slash funding for universities’ indirect research costs amid a legal…

A ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter in Defense of DEI, by Shaun Harper
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A ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter in Defense of DEI, by Shaun Harper

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[ad_1] Dear Colleague: The U.S. Department of Education’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter last week that overflowed with misrepresentations of diversity,…

NIH faces pivotal hearing amid layoffs, grant freeze
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NIH faces pivotal hearing amid layoffs, grant freeze

new admin - Feb 21, 2025

[ad_1] As mass layoffs and suspended grant reviews at National Institutes of Health sow more chaos for the nation’s once-cherished scientific enterprise, a federal judge is set…

Richard Bland wins total autonomy from William & Mary
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Richard Bland wins total autonomy from William & Mary

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[ad_1] Richard Bland College is one step closer to total autonomy, the Progress-Index reported. The public two-year college in Virginia, established in 1960 as an extension campus…

Federally run tribal colleges reel from staff cuts
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Federally run tribal colleges reel from staff cuts

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[ad_1] Native American education advocacy groups are calling on the Trump administration to spare Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute from employee cuts, after…

STEM accreditor drops DEIA from its standards
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STEM accreditor drops DEIA from its standards

new admin - Feb 21, 2025

[ad_1] The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has dropped diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility from its accreditation criteria and supporting documents, a move made in response…

Voodoo doll study explores why scientists get harassed
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Voodoo doll study explores why scientists get harassed

new admin - Feb 21, 2025

[ad_1] What can voodoo dolls tell us about the public’s distrust of, and aggression toward, scientists? A new paper has attempted to find out. Despite a growing…

More calls for Michigan colleges to end Chinese partnerships
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More calls for Michigan colleges to end Chinese partnerships

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[ad_1] More Republican politicians are calling for colleges to end their partnerships with Chinese universities. U.S. representatives John Moolenar and Tim Walberg wrote letters to the presidents…