Indiana governor signs bill tying tenure to intellectual diversity

Dive Brief: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, signed a bill into law Wednesday that will tie tenure at the state’s public colleges to whether professors promote intellectual diversity and free inquiry. Under the law, faculty members may be denied tenure if they are deemed unlikely to encourage intellectual diversity or expose students to scholarly … Read more

4 ways Cengage is strengthening diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in course materials

At Cengage, we have both a desire and an obligation to create experiences and solutions that center the voices, lived experiences and realities of the truly diverse demographics of students, educators and administrators we serve. And, while we recognize there is still so much work to be done to create truly equitable workplaces and campuses, … Read more

Utah bill would ban colleges from asking for diversity statements

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Utah colleges would be barred from asking prospective hires or students about their views on diversity, equity and inclusion under newly proposed legislation. Banned topics would include implicit bias, critical race theory, intersectionality and racial … Read more