Education
The slow death of academic freedom. By Tracy Kuo Lin / Salon
Trump’s efforts to collect race-based college admissions data lead to fears of retaliation. By Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill
Where Are All the Campus Protests? By Rose Horowitch / The Atlantic
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health. By Adria R. Walker / The Guardian
Economic Affirmative Action Is Working. By Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities. By Garrett Shanley / Miami Herald
Duke University Has Officially Ended Its Full-Ride Scholarship For Black Students In Need Of Financial Assistance. By Philip Lewis / Afrotech
Black Leadership Across Campuses Summit Focuses On Strengthening HBCUs. By Chera Watson / Eduledger
The Erasure of Black Studies. A report from the undoing of a field. By Jafari S. Allen / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Charlie Kirk’s organization targets high school students with MAGA messaging. By Alex Henderson / AlterNet
Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own. By Zachary Levenson / Znetwork
Democratic States Sue Over Trump Demand That Colleges Provide Race Data. By Vimal Patel and Stephanie Saul / NYT
Virginia passes legislation banning schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6. By Scott MacFarlane / CBS News
How to Fix the Broken Black Male Teacher Pipeline. By Jacob Easley / Eduledger
‘Excellence’: Smithsonian exhibit celebrates HBCUs amid attacks on Black history. By Adria R. Walker / The Guardian
What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? By Aaron Boehmer / The Nation
ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools. By Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen / Propublica
GOP-Run Florida University Group Chat Devolved Into Racism and Talk of Violence. By Chris Walker / Truthout
How a Jewish Philanthropist and Black Educator Rewrote Southern Education. By Jeffrey Kass / Level Man
Daughter of slaves devoted life to education, advised presidents. By Page Leggett / Illumination
The Democratic Party Is Turning Back Toward Public Schools. By Peter Greene / The Progressive Magazine
Trump is betting on DeSantis’ college oversight revamp. It’s shaping up to be a red-state revolution. By Rebecca Carballo, Andrew Atterbury and Bianca Quilantan / Politico
Longtime Xavier University President, leader Norman C. Francis dies at 94. By Raven Poole / WGNO
3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools. By Leana Cabral / The Conversation
FAMU Community Members Say DEI Policies Impacted Black Studies Degree At HBCU. By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman / Black Enterprise
Justice Department sues Harvard over alleged withholding of race-related admissions documents. By Nadine El-Bawab and Jack Date / ABC News
