INSIGHT Staff, Author at Insight Into Academia

Virginia Launches Country’s First-Ever Statewide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan

Women of Color Employed at Elite Universities are Underrepresented as Top Earners, Study Finds

LGBTQ Population in the U.S. Larger Than Ever Before, Gallup Poll Shows

More Than 160 Confederate Symbols were Removed in 2020, Report Finds

Former Participants Express Concerns with Google’s Pipeline Program for Black College Students

Oxnard College Professor on Paid Leave After Chastising Hard of Hearing Student

Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison After Stealing $42,000 in Prepaid College Funds

Remembering Executive Order 9066 and the Injustices Committed Against Japanese Americans

HBCUs Launch Clinics to Help Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

University of Iowa Reinstates Women’s Swim Team Amid Gender Bias Lawsuit

Tulane Medical School Administrator Removed from Position, Claims Discrimination

University of Virginia Adds Africana and Caribbean Studies to Graduate Programs

Professor Accused of Posing as Woman of Color on Twitter Resigns

Rutgers, Penn State to Investigate Series of Racist Zoom-Bombings

Valparaiso University Removes Crusader Mascot, Imagery

Northwestern Releases Statement Following Cheerleader’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Utah House Approves Bill to Rename Dixie State University

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Ohio University Finds Innovative Way to Celebrate MLK Day During COVID-19

ASU Releases Foundational Study on Housing Solutions for Autistic Adults

Georgetown and Howard Universities Form Partnership Focused on Public Policy

Public Policy Professor Brings Expertise on Equity in Transportation to Biden Administration

International Transgender Day of Visibility Will Be Held on March 31

Jewish Fraternity Subjected to Anti-Semitic Vandalism During Shabbat

Tenured Professors Sue Centenary University for Wrongful Termination and Discrimination

Private Catholic University to Play Black National Anthem at Sporting Events

Education Department Targets Black and Latinx College Students for FAFSA Audits, Analysis Finds

Virginia House Votes to Seek Slavery Reparations From Colleges

UT Austin Police Department Creates Mental Health Response Team

Morehouse College to Offer Online Program for Degree Completion

Navy Task Force Releases Report on Diversity and Inclusion Issues

Penn State Black Caucus Receives Support from President, Faculty Following Zoom-bombing

Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Testifies at Senate Confirmation Hearing

Justice Department Drops Yale Discrimination Lawsuit

NYU Professor Makes History as First Black ACLU President

Susan R. Wente Named First Woman to Serve as Wake Forest University President

Inequities Persist in College Applicants Despite Reducing SAT, ACT Requirements

US Army Announces More Inclusive Dress Code, Removes Offensive Language

State University System of Florida Will Analyze Civil Discourse Efforts

Unauthorized Georgetown Medical Students Received COVID-19 Vaccine

Study Finds D.C. Has Highest Student Loan Debt in the Country

Artist Makes History as First Native American to Win Caldecott Medal

Professors Are Exhausted and Concerned About Student Outcomes, Survey Shows

Biden Signs Executive Actions to Address Racial Equity

Duquesne University Asked to Rehire Professor Fired for Using Racial Slur

NC State Students Call for the Resignation of Employee Connected to Hate Group

Google CEO to Meet with HBCU Leaders Following Racism Allegations

Biden-Harris Inauguration Events to Include Diversity Celebrations

Caltech to Remove Six Eugenics Supporters’ Names From Campus

College Board Eliminates SAT Subject Tests and Essay Section

Biden Proposes $35 Billion in COVID-19 Aid for Higher Education

Spelman College to Launch First-Ever HBCU Queer Studies Chair in Honor of Audre Lorde

Chapman University Will Not Fire Professor Who Attended Pro-Trump Rally

Joe Biden to Ask Congress to Cancel $10,000 in Student Loan Debt

Labor Department Suspends Trump’s Diversity Training Ban

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Resigns

Billionaire Investor to Launch Alternative Student Loan Program for HBCUs This Fall

University of California San Diego Offers COVID-19 Testing Via Vending Machines

Carroll University Coordinator Makes History as First Black Woman Coach in Professional Baseball

University of California Merced Investigating Professor’s Anti-Semitic Tweets

Biden Picks Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary

Closing Out 2020

AACP and UM to Host Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Institute

Pharmacy Students Across the U.S. Prepare to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

Keith Haring Fellowship Offers LGBTQ Health Care Training

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy’s Medical Cannabis Program is the First of its Kind

Yale School of Nursing DEI Director Resigns in Protest

African American History Month John Chavis: America’s First Black College Graduate

Survey Shows Little Diversity Among Lead Enrollment Officers

Congress Works to Aid College Access in Omnibus Bill

MacKenzie Scott Gifts More Than $800 Million to Colleges and Universities

Biden Makes Historic Cabinet Nominations for Climate Change

Lincoln University of Missouri Makes History with First-of-its-Kind Police Academy

MLB to Integrate the Negro Leagues to ‘Major League’ Status

Black Student Presidents Take Lead at Predominantly White institutions

Trustees Vote to Rename Dixie State University

Jill Biden’s Use of “Dr.” Title Criticized in Controversial Op-Ed

U.S. Senate Passes PARTNERS Act for HBCUs

UCLA Plans to Become a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025

HBCU Athletes File Discrimination Lawsuit Against NCAA Rules

Public College Enrollment Plunges for Low-Income High School Grads

Education Department Launches Free Speech Hotline for Higher Ed Community

Virginia Military Institute Removes Century-Old Statue of Confederate General

Trump Administration Reinstates DACA After Federal Directive

Updates to U.S. Citizenship Test Unfair, Experts Say

Google Fires Ethical Artificial Intelligence Leader Over Email to Allies

Global Academies Call for More Multilingual Education

INSIGHT to Host Part 2 of Free Webinar Series: ‘Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy’

Wilton Gregory is the First African American Cardinal

University of Iowa Suspends Fraternity for Hazing Violations

Vanderbilt University Athlete Makes History as First Woman in Power 5 Football

Biden Continues Diversity Commitment with Newest Cabinet Appointments

Student Contact Tracers Are Helping Colleges Cope with COVID-19’s Looming Third Wave

First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate to Serve Third Term

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Harvard University’s Race-Based Admissions

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The 2020 Health Professions HEED Awards: Recruitment and Retention

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