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U of Michigan Says DEI Official Fired Over ‘Behavior’ at Protest, Conference

The New York Times reported that Rachel Dawson was fired after allegedly saying that Jews didn’t need her office’s diversity services. After that article, the university added that she misbehaved at a protest. 

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California’s Higher Ed Workforce Makes Diversity Gains

A new research brief finds that California higher ed institutions employ more Latino and Asian faculty and staff than a decade ago. Newer faculty in particular are more diverse.

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Opinion

Imagining More Sustainable Higher Ed Careers

Genia M. Bettencourt, Lauren N. Irwin and Rosemary J. Perez offer strategies for achieving more sustainable careers even as they call for a deeper reimagining of roles.

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Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trumpov?

Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. But the coming Republican federal takeover could threaten that growth.

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Giving Thanks

Building a culture of gratitude on campus can help shape a learning community for the better, M’hammed Abdous and Annette Finley-Croswhite write.

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Law Faculty Are More Racially, Gender Diverse Than Ever

However, first-generation students and graduates of less selective law schools still struggle to break in, according to a new study.

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Opinion

Academic Assistants, Unite!

Academic assistants can better support one another—and their institutions—when they connect, members of the Connecticut College Faculty Administrative Support Team write.

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Opinion

Advocating for Authenticity

Evan J. Walsh suggests reflective questions to ask of yourself—and your students—to bring about greater personal and professional fulfillment.