The San Francisco Office for Civil Rights is closing down as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education. It is uncertain what will come of the backlog of the ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego on Tuesday. (Sandy Huffaker / For The Times) U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who is dismantling the department ...

TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy was launched in Brussels, Belgium on January 29 at an event co-hosted ...

Last Friday, the Department of Education released a "Dear Colleague" letter directing educational institutions to stop all forms of racial discrimination in essentially all aspects of their operations ...

When the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body under the Union education ministry that regulates universities and colleges, notified its Promotion of Equity in Higher Education ...

Racial discrimination in education has been illegal for 60 years, but race-exclusive programs continue to crop up at K-12 schools and universities in the name of promoting diversity, equity and ...

The bill includes a provision prohibiting discrimination against natural Black hairstyles. But many House Democrats argue it also contains language that could protect campus student groups that engage ...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a pivotal initiative aimed at promoting equality and fairness within higher education institutions. New regulations set for 2026 are designed to ...

Sen. Barbara Washington, D-Kansas City, listens during Senate debate of an initiative petition bill Monday, Feb. 12. Missouri could soon join 27 states with laws protecting natural hair textures, ...

The Department of Education announced on Wednesday new investigations into five universities over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals scholarships, which the agency argued are discriminatory. The ...

MIT is the latest local school that’s being targeted by the Trump administration for alleged discrimination. The Cambridge university is among 45 schools that are facing a Department of Education ...