4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (648+ words) To maintain eligibility for research funding, the Defense Department asked 30 universities to conduct an audit and report their findings by Aug. 31. All 30 responded, the department says. The DOD-prompted review has also ensnared some academic partnerships not related to research. The…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (333+ words) Just last month, the Department of Justice found Duke, pictured above, has discriminated in its medical school admissions. The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced this week that they had determined the University of California, Berkeley’s law…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (461+ words) A complaint alleged that 10 privately funded scholarships discriminated on the basis of race or sex. The University of Central Arkansas will have to review all programs, memberships, scholarships and activities, including those involving external organizations, that have any sex- or…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) The Israel-Palestine conflict remains the most taboo topic on college campuses, according to FIRE’s latest free speech report. About three in 10 students said a professor should “definitely” or “probably” be fired for posting “it’s OK to punch a Nazi” on…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (666+ words) In a 10-to-6 vote, the council scrapped a long-standing requirement that law schools “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion.” Removing Standard 206 means law schools can no longer be required to prioritize diversity in order to remain…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Slated to take place at a special meeting Sept. 8, the vote comes just two weeks after the Trump administration recommended denying the accreditation council federal recognition. After years of heated debate, the American Bar Association’s accreditation council is scheduled to…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (223+ words) NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said the partnership focuses on “research projects that will drive discoveries to improve the health of American citizens and members of the military.” Grandbrothers / Getty Images The Defense Department could tap up to $2 billion in federal…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (135+ words) By Susan H. Greenberg The Florida Board of Governors voted Thursday to bar undocumented students from attending selective institutions in the state's public university system. According to the new regulation, which passed the board unanimously and without discussion, starting next academic…...