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      Australia¡¯s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ¡®address schooling¡¯, forum hears
       
  
      EDI claims should be treated with the same curiosity and scepticism as anything else in academic life, says Maximilian Werner
       
  
      Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ¡®misogyny¡¯
       
  
      Students at prominent all-female college vote to endorse admission of transgender male and non-binary students, but leadership refuses
       
  
      Memorial University president apologises and takes paid break after questions on strength of her claims of indigenous ancestry
       
  
      As states weigh hundreds of calls to cut gender-related rights, institutions are predicted to face relocations even more extensive than those tied to abortion
       
  
      Data reveals that 48 universities in the top 200 have female presidents or vice-chancellors
       
  
      Why should any faculty member have to make a political statement to be given a grant or job, asks Samuel Abrams
       
  
      As NIH pushes for improvement on racial and gender measures, drag attributed to growing segment of non-diverse principal investigators
       
  
      Scholars call for greater transparency on institutional hiring processes
       
  
      Protest scheduled as university promises bigger and better replacement in its new Vienna home
       
  
      State system¡¯s regents comply with Republican governor¡¯s edict as Florida students protest similar moves by DeSantis
       
  
      Swansea University highest placed institution in list of LGBTQ+-friendly employers but some institutions choose not to take part
       
  
      Eight per cent hit overall but smallest portfolios worst affected, while Harvard and Texas remain out in front
       
  
      Colleges hope that disadvantaged students might do better if their school counselors are given a chance to come along with them
       
  
      Answering congressional call after George Floyd killing, National Academies¡¯ expert panel sees value in pressuring those controlling resources
       
  
      US Supreme Court widely expected to rule against Harvard and UNC in landmark cases, leading many institutions to start the process for considering what happens next
       
  
      Not all women face the same barriers. Universities need to create structures that support them as whole people, says Natalia Kucirkova
       
  
      With AAU providing teamwork and guidance, leading subset of black-serving US institutions hopes that banding together will help overcome decades of public neglect
       
  
      Black academic suing former institution after it alleged he had advocated for ¡®killing white people¡¯
       
  
      As institutions attempt to make language more inclusive, scholars question whether changing language with negative connotations has the opposite effect
       
  
      Government took away scheme ¡¯hastily¡¯ and ¡®without convincing reason¡¯, according to critics
       
  
      Academic leader on equity and affordability sees many positives in Ann Arbor, but room for improvement in research and student experiences
       
  
      Increase in tensions in Middle East led to highest ever number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust
       
  
      Funders should review how interviews, eligibility criteria and internal selection policies work against marginalised groups, says study co-funded by Wellcome and Oxford
       
  
      Divisive discrimination in favour of an Americanised, catch-all category that favours some cultures over others is not what UK HE needs, says Aymen Idris
       
  
      BERA report indicates education departments tend to be older and more white, with men in most senior positions
       
  
      Three months after CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and university promises further examination
       
  
      Major equity win at elite campus held out as hopeful model for all of higher education, yet social scientist also takes heed of the forces that favour backsliding
       
  
      Denying that people have the potential to succeed before offering them any training contradicts what education is all about, says Elisa Stephens
       
  
      Daughter of Haitian immigrants, social scientist serving as dean of arts and sciences promises to bring new commitment to interdisciplinary achievement
       
  
      Incident is ¡®shameful and disappointing¡¯ and ¡®undermines¡¯ inclusivity on campus, says academic
       
  
      Outgoing president of LA campus ties success to institution¡¯s longstanding diverse culture, even as he leaves under accusations of failing to protect it
       
  
      University leader compiles data to ¡®point the finger¡¯ at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments
       
  
      Top research universities have long cited their value in growing local economies, but massive graduate student walkout suggests a critical need to better protect the people who make the magic happen
       
  
      Top provider of basic research funding to US higher education hopes that a narrower set of evaluation criteria will aid black scientists and better retain expert reviewers
       
  
      Universities told to spend 5 per cent of total income on equality programmes after report finds UN 2030 goal ¡®highly unlikely¡¯ to be met
       
  
      All but tiny minority of population qualify for enrolment under ¡®economically weaker¡¯ label
       
  
      Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action
       
  
      Decade-old policy has dramatically changed the make-up of institutions, but critics claim it is unfair and unconstitutional
       
  
      Higher education settings found to be worse than schools and workplaces for accent-based discrimination
       
  
      Seeing racial inequities in system of Republican-controlled legislature appointing campus trustees, state¡¯s Democratic leader sets up commission to press reforms
       
  
      Ahead of ruling on Harvard and North Carolina cases, conservative majority on nation¡¯s top court makes clear it leans towards ending predecessors¡¯ 2003 approval of racial preferences in college admissions
       
  
      More higher education staff also identify as non-binary in what campaigners say reflects LGBTQ+ people¡¯s confidence to be themselves
       
  
      Universities¡¯ marketing and motherhood statements fall short of students¡¯ ¡®more nuanced¡¯ perceptions, Australian audit finds
       
  
      Head of New York Public Library warns that ¡®two-tier¡¯ higher education system is broken and ¡®letting kids down¡¯
       
  
      Celebrated Harvard economist opens 91ÇÑ×Ó¡¯s World Academic Summit by showing academia¡¯s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society
       
  
      For a historian, the most gripping work does not entail vindicating or impeaching, but exploring how and why, says Alison Bashford
       
  
      ¡®Awful lot of pressure¡¯ on higher education sector ¡®to do the heavy lifting¡¯ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor
       
  
      Twente president says €4 million a year for national EDI efforts ¡®a start¡¯, but that famed tolerance ¡®emphatically¡¯ not the same as inclusion
       
  
      We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey
       
  
      At an institution already known for inclusivity, Valerie Sheares Ashby plans to apply those values to her ambitions to grow UMBC¡¯s infrastructure and research activity
       
  
      Union¡¯s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education
       
  
      Careful thought is required before Western art music is condemned and cast out, says James Olsen
       
  
      Private Orthodox institution acts after US Supreme Court upholds state court recognition order that¡¯s likely to be reversed later
       
  
      Traditional metrics neglect the systematic barriers faced by individuals with various oppressed axes of identity, says Shan-Jan Sarah Liu
       
  
      As universities buff up their diversity credentials, Australia¡¯s largest regional institution warns of ¡®hunting¡¯ in its backyard
       
  
      University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing
       
  
      Labor minister¡¯s insistence that postcode should not determine opportunity sparks new initiatives
       
  
      Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much