FOUND: 37 - What They Never Told You

Trump administration exploits landmark civil rights act to fight universities’ diversity initiatives

Administration launches investigations on basis of 1964 Civil Rights Act, which rightwing activists are fighting to weaken

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2025

Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries.

The Conversation · May 1, 2025

Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggests

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.

LiveScience · May 1, 2025

Harvard Renames DEI Office to "Community and Campus Life" Amid Federal Pressure

Harvard University has rebranded its Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as the Office of Community and Campus Life, signaling a shift in focus as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against DEI programs.

International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025

Game change Canadian election: Mark Carney leads Liberals to their fourth consecutive win

Canada’s 2025 federal election will be remembered as a game-changer. Liberal Leader Mark Carney pulled off a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after convincing voters he was the best candidate to fight annexation threats from United States President Donald Trump.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, hundreds of people gathered at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Inside the Target CEO meeting with Black leaders amid the company’s DEI rollback and the boycott that followed

“It did not come up to all that we're expecting or needing.”

Fortune · Apr 25, 2025

‘Piracy’ to legitimacy: how companies like French ride-hailing platform Heetch can make their mark

The 2024 arrest and subsequent release of activist Paul Watson, the founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd that fights to protect ocean biodiversity, highlighted a division between two opposing camps. There are those who want to stay true to the NGO’s DNA by continuing to practice strong activism against poaching…

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025

Trump’s aggressive actions against free speech speak a lot louder than his words defending it

Harvard University took the extraordinary step of suing the Trump administration on April 21, 2025, claiming that the pressure campaign mounted on the school by the president and his Cabinet to force viewpoint diversity on campus violated the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025

Trump science cuts roil university labs, targeting bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

Hundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as the study of misinformation

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025