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When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Called a ‘DEI Hire’
The first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for president is facing conservative attacks on her race. We spoke to an Obama historian about past precedent and today’s differences.
New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors
The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.
AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts
The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition to the tactic. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down.
Indiana Argues Professors Lack First Amendment Rights in Public Classrooms
Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.”
AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts
In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.”