And here's their rundown of DeSantis's announcement yesterday, along with some details not reported elsewhere about initial signs of resistance on a couple of campuses:
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You're seeing the news about Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan to reshape higher ed in Florida. and have the definitive story on how we've gotten here over the last few weeks:
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Why you should intern — if you work hard, you get to write real, big-time enterprise stories.
Today, tells us about the slow-motion car crash of federal vs state law over transgender students — a fight that’s escalating quickly:
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This lede: "When UNC law professor Eric Muller first read the editorial headline, he said his eyes fell out of his head."
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I've been reading a lot of intern applications. Some tips for future cover letters:
-don't assert that you will transform the newsroom you're applying to
-don't use phrases like "surreptitious evils"
-don't use up a whole sentence quoting Edmund Burke on "the Fourth Estate"
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"A conversation about how we might reshape our curriculum is fine," a longtime New College faculty member said. "But that’s a different world than wishing to fire the president five minutes after you land."
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New statement from the Oklahoma education official who asked colleges to detail their diversity spending:
"Universities across the country have violated academic standards by telling students that they are inferior and shamed because of their race."
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"It’s not like the money’s coming from the sky."
Lots of engagement on this thread about how professors handle late work in college courses. wrote a smart piece about this debate recently: chronicle.com/article/the-de
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I've been seeing some posts from well-intentioned faculty about eliminating all deadlines in their classes. I study #ExecutiveFunction, #stress and #mentalhealth in college #students, and I'm here to tell you this will hurt the students you are trying to help. . . 1/buckle up
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We don't often hire new reporters at , so this is a pretty sweet opportunity. We're looking for a journalist to cover race, equity, and diversity: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default
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More colleges have also been adding some kind of diversity statement or standard to tenure processes, as reported last year:
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Diversity statements in faculty hiring started to get way more common about five years ago:
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The UNC-system Board of Governors is considering a proposal that would ban diversity statements in faculty hiring and tenure processes. Diversity statements have increasingly come under fire from the right; critics say they amount to compelled speech:
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"Both in our meeting and in public, Stein’s discipline is clear. He was friendly and polished. When I asked a question differently, I got the same answer. The only time he told a story, he asked for it to be off the record."
This is a breezy explainer of what you need to know about campus TikTok bans and their impact on higher ed, from :
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University of Illinois at Chicago faculty say they deserve to be paid more, partly because students’ mental-health needs in recent years have become so severe and time-consuming to address: chronicle.com/article/as-stu by
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The definitive story on what happened at that other university, from
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One major public university just fulfilled a commitment to open a racial-justice center. A little further west, another major public university made a different choice:
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"When people talk about the traditional nursing student, she is 21 and blonde."
Dusted off the reporting/writing muscles for our latest Race on Campus newsletter, and I learned a lot:
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First byline in for , , and ! Check out their reporting on a wave of big pay raises for grad students:
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Ace reporting by on how the former leader of Human Rights Watch was recruited for a fellowship at Harvard — and then rejected by the dean, allegedly due to his views on Israel:
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In red states around the country, conservatives say it’s time to revisit tenure for university professors.
The indefinite academic appointments have faced review in at least half a dozen states. Advocates say it is a crucial component of academic freedom.
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Remember the NC university that gained notoriety years ago for having an ice cream truck, movie theater, and arcade on campus? It's expanded even more since then — in ways that most private-college leaders could only dream about.
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Two years ago today, Donald Trump had an election to steal. So he called up Mark Martin who had a wild (and wrong) theory about Mike Pence's role in the process.
Now Martin leads Law. And he really doesn't want to talk about what he told Trump
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Looks like the Title IX rule is expected to be finalized by May.
reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge
There is also a separate Title IX athletics rule listed on the Unified Agenda
reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge
#TitleIX
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Today we're confirming Gov. DeSantis' request for info on all DEI and CRT activities went to all 12 colleges in Florida's public university system: chronicle.com/article/fla-go
Unis are to list all programs, including required (not elective) classes; titles of staff involved & costs
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At least one Florida university is assembling a list of courses on critical race theory and DEI, at the behest of Ron DeSantis.
He sent a memo asking for info "regarding the expenditure of state resources" on such courses and programs.
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The Assembly is awesome, btw, and y'all should check out their work if you like reading good journalism. Here's one of my recent favorites:
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I had reported on that same HBCU's struggles as a student journalist years earlier, so it felt like I'd come full circle. Plus I got to work with both and on the story, a partnership that I hope we'll try again soon.
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A year ago, I published my last big story as a reporter (for now) — about how Republican lawmakers in North Carolina saved a struggling HBCU. It's one of my favorite pieces I've written:
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Find u a physical therapist who will play 2000s alternative music for your whole appointment
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Per an email obtained by , DeSantis's office sent a memo to the chancellor of the State University System of Florida during the week between Christmas and the New Year. This was the subject line: "URGENT / New requirement from the Governor."
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Scoop tonight from Emma/ on the latest drama involving Florida higher ed and Gov. Ron DeSantis:
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At least one Florida university is assembling a list of courses on critical race theory and DEI, at the behest of Ron DeSantis.
He sent a memo asking for info "regarding the expenditure of state resources" on such courses and programs.
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Student journalism matters! Check out this cool project to support high-school reporters in NYC public schools:
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11 students in NYC signed up to join Report Card! Providing $100 stipends for reporting expenses is super important to making student journalism accessible. So that means we need $1,100.
reportcardnyc.substack.com/p/eleven-new-s…
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A full minute-long Mitch Daniels at Purdue retrospective just aired on ESPN/ABC in between the Rose Parade and the start of college football coverage. The vibe was athletics hype video, but for a college president. Fascinating.
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Today's take from an almost-30-year-old who is realizing you can't just eat and drink whatever you want with no consequences anymore: a bad episode of acid reflux is SO, SO much worse than wisdom teeth removal
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College leaders often face demands to take political positions. A landmark report argues that they should remain neutral.
Does neutrality meet the moment in a politicized world? Is it even possible? untangled these questions for :
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"This is the 1st time I’ve ever had 2 of my different professors literally yell at us because of the way people are acting...we have guest speakers and then people are just getting up and leaving in the middle of class—that's very rude and disrespectful."
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Without fail, UNC football will do one of two things in big games: embarrass themselves or break your heart
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