Eric Kelderman
Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Senior Writer for @chronicle. Baseball fan (#NATITUDE), Des Moines, IA native, trombonist. He/Him/His. [email protected]
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2 days ago |
chronicle.com | Eric Kelderman
The Trump administration is yet again escalating its fight with the Ivy League, pressuring Columbia University’s accreditor to take action over allegations the institution violated federal antidiscrimination laws. The government sent a similar notice in May about the University of Pennsylvania’s alleged violation of Title IX. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
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2 weeks ago |
chronicle.com | Eric Kelderman
What’s NewOne of higher education’s largest accrediting organizations has put a hold on requiring its member colleges to demonstrate commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The WASC Senior College and University Commission, which accredits colleges mostly in California and Hawaii, announced late Tuesday that it was enacting a temporary “stay” on requirements that reference diversity efforts.
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2 weeks ago |
chronicle.com | Eric Kelderman
Early in the spring semester, Lori White had lunch with some DePauw University students and asked how they were doing. The students didn’t raise concerns or complaints about the economic and political uncertainty plaguing the country, said White, who’s been president of DePauw since 2020. Instead, their answers were about their college experience. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
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1 month ago |
chronicle.com | Eric Kelderman
Harvard University, targeted by the Trump administration, is fighting back in court. The nation’s oldest college has filed a federal lawsuit to preserve billions of dollars in contracts and grants that were frozen over allegations it responded insufficiently to antisemitism on its campus. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
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1 month ago |
chronicle.com | Eric Kelderman
What’s NewThe Education Department announced Thursday that it is streamlining the process through which colleges can move from one accreditor to another, even for some colleges that are at risk of losing accreditation from their current accreditor. In a news release, the department also said it is moving forward with accepting and reviewing applications for recognition from new accrediting agencies.
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https://t.co/YZqKUpTc7m A federal agency is claiming Harvard University may have violated antidiscrimination law through its faculty hiring and promotion decisions, citing the university’s own demographic data,
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