Personnel is Policy Week in Education

MIKE LACHANCE AUG 8, 2026 8:00 AM

The story of Professor Jason Arday is an embarrassing tale of DEI in hiring.

• Celebrated Cambridge Professor’s Extraordinary Rise Meets an Extraordinary Reckoning; Updated
• Cambridge University Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Lying About Career Resigns

Lots of legal news in education this week.

• DOJ Finds Duke Law Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants
• Weill Cornell Medicine Settles Sexual Abuse Case for $1 Billion
• Judge Tosses Lawsuit From U. Michigan DEI Official Fired for Antisemitic Comments

Higher ed is directly tied to the rise of the DSA.

• Former Cornell Anti-Israel Student is Leading DSA Organizer
• AAUP Gives First Ever Political Endorsement to Abdul El-Sayed

The Trump administration is really trying to make changes.

• Linda McMahon Asks Universities to Define Commitments to ‘National Service’ by Year’s End
• Student Visas From China and India Cut in Half Under Trump
• HHS Launches Investigation of Oregon Health and Science U After Equal Protection Project Complaint

Of course.

• Fired ’60 Minutes’ Journalist Scott Pelley Hired by Columbia School of Journalism

Everything has to be about race.

• Mount St. Mary’s Theology Course Assigns Book Framing New Testament Through Race

Whatever.

• U. Tampa English Prof Blames Trump for Declining Support for Trans Rights

Not a good sign.

• Some Small Colleges Struggling With Finances Now Turning to Misuse of Donor Funds

OK then.

• New Book From Penn Prof Claims ‘Cisness’ is Unnatural, ‘Sex Isn’t Real’

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