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A protester with a megaphone walking on a street between a wall of protesters and another wall of police
A protester with a megaphone walking on a street between a wall of protesters and another wall of police

DePaul Adjunct Ousted for Optional Gaza Assignment

June 3, 2024

Colleges have punished several professors since Oct. 7 for out-of-classroom speech. Now a faculty member has been fired for a task description that referenced “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing” and “a decolonized future.”

A photo illustration containing some recommendations from a draft report by a North Dakota State Board of Higher Education committee.
A photo illustration containing some recommendations from a draft report by a North Dakota State Board of Higher Education committee.

Tenure Under Fire—Again—in North Dakota

May 30, 2024

Republican lawmakers and a university president pushed a bill last year that would diminish faculty job protections at two institutions. It failed by a hair, but the State Board of Higher Education has taken up the mantle.

A photo illustration comparing North Carolina’s proposed REACH Act with the University of North Carolina System’s new policy.
A photo illustration comparing North Carolina’s proposed REACH Act with the University of North Carolina System’s new policy.

Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?

May 24, 2024

Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?