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DIVERSITY EFFORTS U. of Michigan Regents Ban Use of Diversity Statements, Recommit to Broader DEI Goals By Katherine Mangan A vice president warned at the tense meeting that the incoming Congress will “use whatever tools they have” to eliminate identity-conscious diversity initiatives: “We may have to trim sails.” ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER Where DEI Efforts Are Ambitious, Well Funded, and Taking Fire From All Sides By Katherine Mangan The University of Michigan has one of the largest DEI operations in the country. Yet Black enrollment has barely budged, and students still feel isolated. 'SMELL-GATE' Her Thesis on the ‘Politics of Smell’ Stirred the Online Masses. Here’s What She Thinks About It. By Garrett Shanley A Cambridge University doctoral student went viral after celebrating the completion of her thesis. She spoke to The Chronicle about the bizarre, overwhelming response.
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TEACHING By Beth McMurtrie Readers share ideas for instructors who might be struggling with how to balance the requirements of teaching with students’ need for help. THE EDGE What Higher Ed Needs From Its Leaders Right Now By Scott Carlson In this era of mounting pressures, presidents must be financially literate, empathetic, courageous, and good at building trust.
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Teaching Tips ADVICE Are You Assigning Too Much Reading? Or Just Too Much Boring Reading? By Theresa MacPhail Call me unrigorous if you like, but rethinking my assigned-reading lists has reinvigorated my classroom. ADVERTISEMENT
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