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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event

Inside Higher Ed

A Stanford University law school dean at the center of a free speech controversy has been placed on leave amid continuing criticism of the March 9 event, at which students shouted down federal judge Kyle Duncan, an anti-LGBTQ+ conservative, who had been invited to speak on campus. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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New presidents or provosts: Bates Northwest Missouri Pacific Siena SCSU Teachers

Inside Higher Ed

Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert , associate dean of the faculty at Scripps College, in California, has been selected as provost and executive vice president of University of the Pacific, also in California. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, has been chosen as president of Bates College, in Maine.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

Many political science majors do become policymakers—and the degree is a well-trodden stepping stone to law school. The question is how to measure and quantify—and ultimately justify and act upon—the value of non-STEM majors to students, employers, and the governments that fund much of higher education. New tools.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Recent issues at Yale Law School are back in the spotlight after a conservative judge called on his peers to abstain from hiring Yale Law graduates as clerks because of free speech concerns. Judge James Ho, a Trump administration appointee to the U.S. Unpacking the Controversy.

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Trump's Jan. 6 legal adviser leads new law school

Inside Higher Ed

Now, two years after advising Trump during that deadly insurrection, Martin is slated to serve as the founding dean of the High Point University School of Law in North Carolina, which is set to open in 2024. Instead, the press release cited higher education leaders who heaped praise on the incoming dean. An extraordinary leader.

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In Equity Efforts, Where Does Title IX Truly Stand?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statistics are impressive on the increased participation of women and girls in sports since Title IX became a federal civil rights law that bans sex-based discrimination at any educational entity receiving federal funds. One crucial part is educating the public on their rights and empowering them to advocate for change. “To

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