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Following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as others, hundreds of institutions made statements acknowledging the names of those who had died and a need for structural change.
But few of those statements included effective measures—like antiracism training for leaders, or the creation of DEI offices—that would lead to such change. A new report suggests ways to do more.

The pandemic drastically altered the country's collective relationship with work, but how will faculty, staff, and administrative jobs actually look going forward?
This episode of The Key explores how colleges are beginning to reimagine where, when, and how their employees do their work.

Nearly half of all undergraduates at Ohio State University finish their degrees with an average of $27,000 in student loan debt. A new program could make that number zero.
The debt-elimination plan is expected to cost Ohio State about $110 million a year—and provided to students through scholarships, work opportunities, and paid internships.

In an early morning vote late last week, House Democrats passed the Build Back Better Act. The historic $1.8 trillion investment in the country’s social infrastructure is long overdue and has the potential to lay a new foundation for a better, more inclusive economy.
As the bill travels from the House to the Senate, policy analysts explain some of the key investments in community colleges, workforce development, apprenticeships, child-care workers, and worker protections.