Diversity Initiatives

The Fight Over Academic Freedom

Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of a bedrock principle. But can they agree on just what it means?

Lawsuit Challenging University of California’s D.E.I. Statements Is Tossed

A federal judge ruled that the plaintiff, who said the diversity statements act as a “functional loyalty oath,” did not have standing.

In the N.F.L. and at Big Companies, Diversity Playbooks Face Hurdles

The league’s successes and struggles are playing out in hundreds of companies that have emulated its Rooney Rule in trying to hire more people from underrepresented groups.

House Republicans to Broaden Higher Education Inquiry Beyond Antisemitism

Emboldened by the resignations of two prominent university presidents, House Republicans are planning an aggressive inquiry into academia, long one of their favorite targets of attack.

The Claudine Gay Debacle Was Never About Merit

Merit, itself, cannot be defined. That is why the concept is so useful for slippery slopes.