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Opinion | The Odd Couple: To Tenure or Not to Tenure Gordon asks Rachel when she’s going to give up her tenure; Rachel calls Gordon a chicken (again). bit.ly/47IBb4z

Opinion | DEI Didn’t Fail; Institutions Did The anti-DEI campaign was never premised on a principled critique of strategies and methods. By Caroline Laguerre-Brown bit.ly/4t1HvMu A previous version linked to the incorrect article.

Student Success | @CUNY Brings Career Readiness to the Classroom CUNY Beyond initiative embeds career-focused learning across all 25 campuses to boost graduates’ job prospects. bit.ly/4v9Ln03

ED Removes NACIQI Member Who Voted Against New Chair A McMahon appointee was quietly removed from the committee after casting a dissenting vote for a fellow @usedgov pick for chair. Some members viewed the matter as brazenly partisan. bit.ly/4bwjvLF

90-Credit Degrees Stall in Connecticut Advocates are concerned about falling behind neighboring states, but opponents worry about quality and confusing students. bit.ly/3PFDZZN

Judge Extends Admissions Data Deadline—Again The extension only applies to the public colleges and universities in the 17 states that sued the ED after it ordered institutions to submit years of data to verify that they aren’t unlawfully considering race. bit.ly/4rXQ2PR

Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, @NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding The science community fears the funding agency’s slow contract and grant making could result in another rush of multiyear obligations at the end of the fiscal year. bit.ly/47UW1xr

Career Advice | Can’t Quit the Lecture? Try Quasi-Active Learning The method offers a sustainable middle ground for teaching. bit.ly/4rONpQ5

Data: Most Employers Still Value College Degrees bit.ly/4lMknPT

Kansas Republicans Look to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students bit.ly/4sw06Rb

ED Opens 2 New Investigations Into Harvard bit.ly/4lTWk1y

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Opinion | ‘Epic Disruptions,’ AI and Higher Ed Work Can a book about the history of disruptive innovation help us see if we are asking the right questions about AI? bit.ly/4uPHFs6

@insidehighered: ‘Epic Disruptions,’ AI and Higher Ed Work insidehighered.com/opinion/column… Can a book about the history of disruptive innovation help us see if we are asking the right questions about AI?

Opinion | The Real ‘Diploma Divide’ Is About Identity, Not Beliefs The familiar narrative that colleges are fueling a growing divide in political beliefs is not backed up by the data. But something else consequential has changed. bit.ly/4rWo4E2

Student Success | How One Course Helps Students Find Their Major The @UDelaware’s University Studies course guides first-year students through faculty interviews and student panels to clarify their career interests. bit.ly/4sw0oXZ

Portland Community College Reels Amid Massive Strike The college’s classified and faculty unions went on strike over a week ago. Portland has now closed its four campuses, and most classes have come to a halt. bit.ly/4lYyFNh

Faculty, Grad Workers Left Out of Virginia’s Collective Bargaining Expansion Lawmakers sent the new Democratic governor a bill to end the state’s longtime ban on public workers unionizing. But faculty and grad students are excluded. bit.ly/4c1MRlg

Breaking Down ED’s Interagency Agreements The Trump administration is using interagency agreements to siphon off various Education Dept. programs to other agencies. Here are the ones signed so far. bit.ly/4bvOwPX