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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

FIRE

FIRE remains hopeful the broader university’s dark, censorious days may soon be history. In the message to Yale Law alumni, Dean Heather Gerken outlined the “concrete steps” the law school has taken, beyond what the broader Yale administration has done , “to reaffirm our enduring commitment to the free and unfettered exchange of ideas.” .

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

” The university plans to recruit Jewish faculty members to teach in the university’s law school, pharmacy school and new medical school, scheduled to open in 2024. It also can lead to a lack of consensus on things like this.”

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Established in 2020, the College of Ethnic Studies is the newest college at California State University, Los Angeles, and one of only two schools of ethnic studies in California. The addition of 54 new faculty from underrepresented groups means the university has its most diverse group of faculty in its 200-year history.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history. Located in Melbourne, Fla., We are excited to the moon.”

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How the Ivy League's Jewish quotas shaped higher education

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In his new podcast series, Gatecrashers: The Hidden History of Jews and the Ivy League ( Tablet ), Mark Oppenheimer, writer and co-host of the podcast Unorthodox , examines how elite institutions sought to limit the number of Jewish students a century ago—and how the advent of that quota system has shaped U.S.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Sorrell is the longest-serving President in the 151-year history of Paul Quinn College. While in law school, he was a founding member of the Journal of Gender Law & Policy and served as the Vice President of the Duke Bar Association. President Sorrell B.A. in Government from Oberlin College, his J.D.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

“This incident is particularly harmful to our Black community members during this important celebration of Black History Month.” ” A Look Back American has seen its fair share of such events in recent years. Burwell the very next day voicing concerns about the investigation. “I know this is disappointing.

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