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Photo illustration: Jed Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Photo illustration: Jed Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Resignations, Disagreements With Dean Roil Chapel Hill Civics School

March 18, 2025

UNC professors who supported the initiative when others derided it are resigning and denouncing its leader. It’s an ironic turn for a civil discourse school.

A photograph of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators on Columbia University's campus.
A photograph of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators on Columbia University's campus.

Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors

March 13, 2025

But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.

A photo illustration combining a photo of Kentucky House member Jennifer Decker and a photo of the Kentucky Capitol building with a quote from House Bill 4.
A photo illustration combining a photo of Kentucky House member Jennifer Decker and a photo of the Kentucky Capitol building with a quote from House Bill 4.

Kentucky’s Legislature Is Rushing Through a Bill to Ban DEI

March 12, 2025

House Bill 4, which also targets courses that “indoctrinate participants with a discriminatory concept,” is on the brink of passage. Opponents have raised academic freedom concerns.