Worth reading on what's actually happening with college diversity right now
I actually dug into this Hechinger Report piece because I kept seeing conflicting takes on what universities can and can't do with admissions and scholarships. Here's what I found: the Trump administration is using tax-exempt status as leverage to scare colleges away from diversity work, and colleges don't always know what the law actually requires versus what they're choosing to do out of fear. This matters for those of us going back to school because it directly affects whether scholarships exist for underrepresented students, how admissions actually work, and what kind of campus environment we're walking into. The opinion piece argues that leaders should make informed decisions based on actual legal requirements rather than assumptions, which feels like basic due diligence we should expect. Worth a read if you're researching schools or thinking about how policy changes affect real opportunities.
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Rachel
October 14, 2026