Illustration: Harry Campbell

Recently proposed and passed legislation that targets tenure and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is having a chilling effect on the recruitment of faculty members and administrators in Florida and Texas, where some of the highest profile laws and bills of that type have been undertaken.

In Florida, some candidates’ concerns are so profound that they’re turning down job offers in the state—despite not having other offers, say union representatives there.

Illustration: Emily Forschen

Johnny Pippins will soon celebrate two major milestones: enrolling in a Ph.D. program and getting out of prison after more than 26 years.

Education has played a central role in the 53-year-old's life inside—and in his request for clemency. While incarcerated, Pippins used an inheritance from his mother to take classes for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. This fall, he will continue his education journey at the University of Iowa.

Before the war, Daria Samotuga attended classes in-person at Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine. Today, her life is shaped by a new set of relationships—with American undergraduate students at Colorado School of Mines over Zoom.

The idea: American students would learn about life in Ukraine during the war, and the Ukrainians would learn American cultural references to help them if they took up work as Ukrainian-English translators. More than learning opportunities, the interactions are also translating into lasting friendships.