A Times reader says diversity statements can be used effectively to further worthwhile goals and shouldn't be eliminated ...
The Trump administration's horrific war on higher education evokes the McCarthyist purges of the mid-20th century. But ...
The University of California system has wisely decided this month to end its requirement that faculty job applicants submit a ...
Ill-disguised political loyalty tests are as loathsome today as they were 75 years ago when the Levering Act was passed.
Applicants seeking funding from the National Institutes of Health for, among other things, basic research, conferences, and ...
The University of California system’s abandonment of a policy that it pioneered is a turning point in higher education.
Diversity statements first emerged in the 2000s and 2010s, gaining traction within the UC system before spreading across elite academia nationwide. They were animated by a noble and urgent purpose ...
Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
The University of Michigan-Flint is restructuring its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in response to recent ...
The university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs have long been a model for schools across the country ...