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Friday's Inside Higher Ed (Ryan Quinn) article [UPDATE: link fixed] reported on this: The hiring process for a University of Washington psychology professor position titled "Diversity in Development" initially ranked a white person No. 1 out of 84 applicants, the university says in a report released this week. But psychology…

Edinburgh University, which was given the skulls in 1907, said the return was an effort to address its colonial legacy.

“Coaches, trainers and staff told us that we needed to change the way we dressed, acted and styled our hair,” former player Rico Lamitte said Friday.

THE skulls of four tribal warriors have been repatriated after being kept by the University of Edinburgh for more than 100 years.

From Cody v. Dirir, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Donna Wilkerson Brillant, the court's findings of fact: On October 12, 2022 [likely should say 2019 -EV], the plaintiff and the defendant were students at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut (University). They did not know each…

To provide employment opportunities to students, the Bangalore University has decided to set up a separate Placement Cell in the Jnanabharathi campus, with more focus on science courses

Indian student P. Varun Raj, 24, is in critical condition after being stabbed in Indiana. Jordan Andrade, 24, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. Varun has been transferred to Lutheran Hospital and is likely to suffer permanent disability and vision loss. Valparaiso University is offering assistance to Varun's…

From D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman's decision two weeks ago in Doe v. President & Fellows of Middlebury College: Plaintiff brought this lawsuit against numerous defendants [including American University, George Washington University, and Middlebury College -EV] alleging inter alia employment discrimination, harassment, forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial…

WARNING: Distressing content. Cornell Police have notified the FBI of a potential hate crime

I wrote about the court decision in favor of plaintiff back in August; now I see that the parties have settled, and are asking for court approval of the following consent order: 1. Defendants are hereby permanently enjoined from censoring Schmidt's views on the sexual identity of Artemis Langford and…

"While instructors enjoy considerable freedom and all individuals, when acting as private citizens, enjoy free speech rights, University policy does impose limits on using the classroom or one's course for purposes of political advocacy."