DOJ Deems Definition of HSIs Unconstitutional, Won’t Defend The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.

DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional

Fantastic news! Glad to have you in Texas @justinortagus.bsky.social. Let me know when you want to meet up and eat the best tacos in Texas. Because that’s going to be about 65 miles south of Austin, in San Antonio.

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@drandrewk.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time visiting Western Carolina University, a rural-serving Regional Public University, to help campus leaders think about how to tell their stories of impact and transformation. @arrc.bsky.social

Diversity officers and professors sue to block Trump's DEI orders.

A coalition of professors, diversity officers & restaurant worker advocates represented by Democracy Forward filed suit today to block Trump’s unlawful anti-DEIA actions. We'll continue using the power of the courts to challenge unlawful policies & fight to uphold decades of legal precedent. (1/3)

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Tariffs, you say?

How wealthy universities prioritized rich applicants Documents released in an antitrust lawsuit show how some elite colleges gave well-connected applicants a leg up in admissions. Are these practices ongoing?

A trove of court documents show how elite colleges gave wealthy, well-connected applicants an admissions advantage with the hopes of securing large donations.

@byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen?

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Really excited about this awarded work from the ECMC Foundation. Thank you for believing in @arrc.bsky.social, RSIs, and funding our project with Child Trends to further our knowledge about RSIs, rural students, and rural communities. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.

Great insight in this Hechinger Report (& WaPo) news article from @arrc.bsky.social colleagues @drandrewk.bsky.social and @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social about #rural students and rural-serving institutions. #RSIs

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