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Radford president says university broadly compliant with new federal DEI directives; highlights enrollment gains and rural health center plan
Summary
President's report said Radford "believes we are already broadly in compliance" with recent federal DEI directives, announced enrollment gains (freshman deposits up ~22%), honors applications up 52%, a planned Center for Rural Health Sciences in Roanoke, and that athletics will opt into a House v. NCAA settlement enabling athlete revenue sharing.
President's report: President (speaker S3) opened the meeting with a broad-status update on Radford University, telling the board the university "believes that we are already broadly in compliance with the stated expectations of those orders and the Dear Colleague letter," referring to recent federal executive orders and a Department of Education Dear Colleague letter on DEI for institutions that receive federal funding. He said the university has been working with guidance from the Attorney General's office and higher-education leaders in Virginia to audit…
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