Hiring

University of Chicago Announces Major Budget Cuts, 400 Job Reductions Amid Federal Funding Challenges

The reductions will primarily target administrative positions, though the impact will extend across multiple areas of university operations.

Faculty & Staff

A Scholar's Difficult Decision

Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. is planning to leave the University of Idaho after a decade of service.

Faculty & Staff

LSU's First Black Law Dean Alleges Discrimination in Forced Departure

Alena Allen, who broke barriers in 2023 as the first Black person and woman to serve as dean of Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center, will step down from her leadership role against her wishes, citing racial and gender discrimination.

DEI was the Compromise, Not the Solution

DEI was created as the compromise, a palatable option. One that checked some of the boxes, while not transforming the institution wholly. DEI was never intended to be the radical resolution student activists fought for.

Faculty & Staff

Student Affairs Staff Face Widespread Racism, Survey Finds

The report, released by the USC Race and Equity Center, analyzed responses from 1,992 student affairs professionals at 73 colleges and universities who participated in the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates Staff Survey between 2021-2023.

Dr. Royel M. Johnson

Leadership & Policy

Education Department to Restore Civil Rights Staff Following Court Order

The reinstatement comes amid ongoing litigation challenging the administration's decision to eliminate 1,300 positions across the Education Department, including the closure of seven of OCR's 12 regional offices.

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Community Colleges

Aspen Institute Expands Community College Network to 65 Schools Nationwide

The initiative is designed to reform community college programs to better serve more than 100,000 students by ensuring graduates earn credentials that lead to good-paying employment or successful transfer to four-year universities.

Faculty & Staff

Former Michigan President Dr. Santa Ono Finds New Role After DEI-Related Florida Rejection

Ono finds new role at tech institute following controversial board decision.

Dr. Santa J. Ono

Faculty & Staff

Coming Home

Anti-racism scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi returns to HBCU roots to build a new Institute for Advanced Study at Howard University.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

From Pet to Threat | How HBCUs Can Stop Losing the Black Women They Need Most

HBCUs do the greatest good. But if they hope to survive the weight of their own excellence, they must do better—by their women.

Dr. Crystal A. deGregory

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Terry O'Banion, Transformative Community College Leader and "Learning College" Pioneer, Dies at 88

Visionary educator spent decades championing student-centered learning and community college innovation.

Dr. Terry O'Banion

Faculty & Staff

UVA Appoints Law Professor as Interim President Amid Federal Pressure Fallout

Mahoney, the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor who led the School of Law from 2008-2016, will assume the presidency on August 11.

Paul G. Mahoney

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