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In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal described colleges and universities as testing grounds for new ideas and therefore a place where the First Amendment right to free expression must be protected.
Make sure whoever is pitching an AI project isnât going for the buzzword du jour but really has selected the correct technology to solve a real problem.
âPresident Trumpâs executive order has little regard for the irreparable harm it will cause to students, educators, our future workforce, and parents, who are already struggling.â
âFor 60 years, the Eccles family has offered both unwavering leadership and financial support for excellence in health care throughout the state.â
For example, in a case study that explored end of life rituals, students discussed how they could honor a patientâs wishes that the deceased remain untouched, intact (no organ donation) and unmoved for a period in todayâs fast-paced inpatient hospital environment where bed space is limited.
Employees in USAID-funded positions at Johns Hopkins have worked to âcare for mothers and infants, fight disease, provide clean drinking water, and advance countless other critical, life-saving efforts around the world,â a university spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
William A. Smithâs concept of âracial battle fatigueâ is unfortunately alive and well in higher education, and deans can support their personnel suffering under the weight of that trauma not only by enacting policies that advance equity and inclusion, but also by offering to listen, intervening when invited and endorsing strategies of self-care.
Northern Virginia Community College introduced the NOVA New Employment, Exploration and Transition (NOVAnext) program last week, offering laid-off federal workers and contractors in the region select classesâincluding in information technology, human resources, product management and entrepreneurshipâfor free.
Andy Beshear, who has previously opposed efforts to limit DEI at public colleges, said Thursday that he intends to closely review the bill but appeared skeptical.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility best practices are not illegal, said Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, in a multi-state DEIA at work guidance.
Andrew Gillen, a research fellow at the conservative Cato Instituteâs Center for Educational Freedom, wrote in a recent paper that âaccreditors too often abuse their power as gatekeepersâ to federal financial aid, including in areas such as pushing DEI standards.
âThe administrationâs cruel choice to cut off access to affordable repayment options passed by Congress and enshrined in millions of borrowersâ loan contracts comes at the same time as they are wreaking havoc on communities and families across our nation,â Persis Yu, SBPC deputy executive director, said in a statement Monday.