Douglas Belkin

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

chicago, illinois, united states

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I cover higher education at The Wall Street Journal and have been interviewing, writing, editing, wrangling data and managing news stories for more than two decades.

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Texas Curriculum Flowchart Has Professors Up in Arms | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com

A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart.

magzter.com•Douglas Belkin•Dec 9, 2025

The Curriculum Flowchart That Has Texas Professors Up in Arms - WSJ

A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart. On Dec. 1, the new chancellor of the Texas Tech University system sent professors a diagram laying out a chain of approval for course material. It accompanied a memo with rules for... See more

wsj.com•Douglas Belkin•Dec 9, 2025

A Backlash Is Growing Against Another Elite College Practice: 'Legacy' Admissions - WSJ

The conservative advocate who dismantled affirmative action is joining forces with a center-left Democrat and a Duke University economist to challenge another sacred cow in elite college admissions: preferential treatment for the offspring of alumni. “Leg... See more

wsj.com•Douglas Belkin•Oct 24, 2025

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A Backlash Is Growing Against Another Elite College Practice: 'Legacy' Admissions - WSJ

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Texas Curriculum Flowchart Has Professors Up in Arms | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com

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A Backlash Is Growing Against Another Elite College Practice: 'Legacy' Admissions - WSJ

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