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1 week agoUNC Student Group Illuminates Administration's Decisions
Student-run TransparUNCy exposes secretive university policies, mobilizes undergraduates, and serves as an effective watchdog against administrative actions like recording faculty and closing centers.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks agoTask force recommends restraint in use of institutional voice | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell will reserve official university statements for issues directly tied to its mission, values, functions, or the broader mission of higher education, exercising institutional restraint.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 weeks agoAudit Finds 'Severe Noncompliance' at Utah State University
A state audit released Friday found a litany of issues at Utah State University, including "patterns of financial noncompliance" among university leaders and staff, and poor oversight by the Utah Board of Higher Education. The audit offered 26 recommendations for improvement.
US news
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1 month agoTenure Under Threat
She spliced the footage together, coupling a hypothetical question from Alter's talk-"Without organization, how can anyone expect to overthrow the most bloodthirsty, profit-driven mad organization in the history of the world: that of the U.S. government?"-with a moment during the break in which he identified himself as a faculty member at Texas State University. Then, she posted the doctored clip to X, and it caught fire.
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Higher education
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4 months agoHigher Ed Sounds Off on Proposed Compact
The Trump administration proposed a compact asking nine universities to enact major reforms in exchange for preferential treatment, prompting mixed responses from campus leaders.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 months agoA Defining Choice for Higher Ed (opinion)
The Trump administration is using federal funding and conditional compacts to pressure elite universities to change admissions, hiring, governance, tuition, international enrollment, and gender policies.
Right-wing politics
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1 month agoLaw School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture War - Above the Law
Arkansas rescinded Emily Suski's law dean appointment after conservative politicians objected to her signing an amici brief defending Title IX protections for a transgender student.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month agoNebraska Chancellor's Hasty Exit Raises Questions
University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor Rodney Bennett left six months early with a $1.1 million exit package after implementing program cuts that eliminated faculty positions.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month agoUVA Board Members Blast Lawmakers, Faculty in Texts
University of Virginia board members blasted state lawmakers as "extremist" and faculty members as "out of control" in a batch of text messages published by the Washington Post.
US politics
US politics
fromNature
2 months agoGrant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science
Trump's administration rapidly reshaped US science policy via mass firings, global-health funding cuts, arrests and travel restrictions, and leveraging federal research funding to control universities.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months agoNorthwestern's Complicity With the Trump Regime
Northwestern University administrators paid $75 million to the Trump administration to access seized research funds, collaborating to impose controls that undermine academic freedom and governance.
Higher education
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months agoHigher pay approved for CSU executives as university struggles to recruit campus presidents
CSU trustees eliminated executive salary caps, allowing market-based pay, bonuses, enhanced retirement and housing benefits to attract and retain university presidents.
Education
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5 months agoChildren's literature professor fired by Texas university over gender' content
A Texas A&M children's literature professor was fired and administrators removed after controversy over course content on gender identity and alleged mismatch with course descriptions.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
5 months agoTexas A&M removed two faculty members over viral video on gender teachings
A hidden-camera class video accusing an instructor of teaching 'gender ideology' prompted administrative removals, investigations including DOJ involvement, and calls to fire the university president.
Law
fromAbove the Law
5 months agoAmy Wax's Lawsuit Flew Too Close To The Sun, Melts In Shimmering Ball Of Disaster - Above the Law
Amy Wax's lawsuit against the University of Pennsylvania was dismissed; federal discrimination claims failed for lack of race-based allegations and First Amendment defenses failed.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 months agoIndiana Governor Calls for IU Plagiarism Investigation
Indiana University's Board of Trustees is called to investigate claims that President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her doctoral dissertation, following a report earlier this year that supported the allegations.
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