This week, Emory, Rice, and Vanderbilt universities settle a financial aid lawsuit, Boston College suspends its swimming and diving teams, the Education Department investigates four more colleges, Florida bans funds to DEI programs, and California State University faculty prepare to strike.
Following the lead of the University of Chicago, Emory, Rice, and Vanderbilt universities appear to have reached a settlement in a financial aid antitrust lawsuit brought against 17 institutions that allegedly colluded to limit financial aid packages, acting as a “price fixing cartel.” Multiple defendants remain, including Brown, CalTech, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, and others.
In the wake of a hazing incident, Boston College has suspended its swimming and diving teams through the spring of 2024. Team culture and other issues with the program were also cited as factors in the suspension. Former swimming and diving coaches are also reportedly no longer part of the program.
The Education Department has added four more colleges to its list of institutions under investigation for civil rights violations. The list now includes the University of Minnesota, Temple University, The Ohio State University, and Muhlenberg College.
In Florida, the State Board of Education has banned public funding to DEI programs and has removed the core sociology course from the curriculum at public colleges.
California State University, the nation’s largest university system, faces a looming faculty strike next week. Faculty at 23 campuses across the state are prepared to strike for higher pay and improved benefits, an action that will impact more than 400,000 students at the start of the new semester.
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