Though about 40% of the city’s residents now have a college degree, local researchers said most of the growth is driven by white people living in West Side neighborhoods.
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Posted inMississippi
How Mississippi’s HBCUs are navigating Trump’s federal funding cuts
Tougaloo College and Jackson State University professors say exposure to learning opportunities and career paths for students could be lost.
Posted inIndianapolis
Indiana University closes DEI office amid political pressure
IU is the second college to close its diversity, equity and inclusion office in Indianapolis.
Posted inThe Dispatch
AmeriCorps cuts leave college-access groups scrambling
The volunteerism agency cancelled $400 million in grants at the end of April, as the Trump administration continues to slash government spending.
Posted inMississippi
‘Three strikes and you’re out’: Jackson State alums and lawmakers urge transparency with IHL board
The San Jose Evergreen Community College District offers a course at a local middle school, and plans to offer more in the future. The college faculty union worries that the students are too young.
Posted inFort Worth
TCU students talk hip-hop, Black culture amid national and local efforts to roll back DEI
For the students in TCU’s “The Genius of Hip-Hop” class, a recent conversation with a hip-hop duo from the Northeast was a time to talk about life, politics and the struggle to get by.
Posted inOhio
Ohio colleges make big changes ahead of anti-DEI law taking effect this summer
Colleges don’t have to get in compliance until fall of 2026. But many have already taken steps, including shuttering DEI offices.
Posted inChicago
DePaul president faces off against GOP members of Congress
Conservative lawmakers who questioned DePaul President Robert Manuel were accused of using antisemitism claims to chill free speech.
Posted inFort Worth
Veronica Chavez Law wins race for open Tarrant County College board seat
Veronica Chavez Law, an attorney with decades of experience, has secured the Tarrant County College District 7 board seat, with all 160 voting centers reported.
Posted inChicago
Visa terminations causing panic for Illinois students and educators
“The bar keeps moving, as far as who’s at risk,” says one staffer at the University of Illinois Chicago.