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A sign for the University of Utah entrance is in the foreground and in the background behind a field lined with trees is a campus building.
A sign for the University of Utah entrance is in the foreground and in the background behind a field lined with trees is a campus building.

Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections

October 22, 2026

A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it.

A campus shot of the University of Iowa next to a headshot of Carson Holloway, the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.
A campus shot of the University of Iowa next to a headshot of Carson Holloway, the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.

Opponent of NYT v. Sullivan Decision Set to Lead Iowa Intellectual Freedom Center

October 20, 2026

The Iowa Board of Regents offered the job to the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Carson Holloway, who has served as a visiting fellow at multiple conservative groups.

A photo illustration of a campus shot of the University of Iowa, a couple of pages from the 2026 Annual Report of the Center for Intellectual Freedom and the quote “I believe that at least some of these actions were illegal, or at least contrary to the spirit of the law that created the Center,” from the report.
A photo illustration of a campus shot of the University of Iowa, a couple of pages from the 2026 Annual Report of the Center for Intellectual Freedom and the quote “I believe that at least some of these actions were illegal, or at least contrary to the spirit of the law that created the Center,” from the report.

Outgoing Iowa Civics Center Leader Accuses Board of Possibly Illegal Actions

October 19, 2026

The Center for Intellectual Freedom’s interim director accused the regents of violating at least the spirit of the law creating the center. The board president says, “We definitely deny that anything illegal is going on.”

Faculty members and lawmakers stand outside the Capitol Building behind a podium that says Unions Defend Free Speech on Campus
Faculty members and lawmakers stand outside the Capitol Building behind a podium that says Unions Defend Free Speech on Campus

A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition

October 16, 2026

The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”

A single red elephant in a field of blue donkeys covers the canvas.
A single red elephant in a field of blue donkeys covers the canvas.

Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?

October 14, 2026

Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.

Researchers in white coats and blue gloves working in a lab, pointing at something on a screen
Researchers in white coats and blue gloves working in a lab, pointing at something on a screen
A photo illustration of an old map of the southern United States of America including the gulf. It has “Mexico” crossed out and the replaced text now reads “Gulf of America.”
A photo illustration of an old map of the southern United States of America including the gulf. It has “Mexico” crossed out and the replaced text now reads “Gulf of America.”

Alabama Makes State Workers Say ‘Gulf of America.’ Colleges Aren’t Spared.

October 7, 2026

Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a white man with an exaggerated widow's peak in his black and gray hair, wearing a blue suit and a Band-Aid on his neck.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a white man with an exaggerated widow's peak in his black and gray hair, wearing a blue suit and a Band-Aid on his neck.

Hegseth: Hillsdale, Liberty, LSU, Miss. State, Tuskegee Will Develop Cadet Corps

October 2, 2026

The defense secretary criticized Ivy League and liberal arts institutions as “anti-American, DEI-worshipping woke factories” while announcing partnerships with five universities.