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A photograph of demonstrators, with high rises in the background, holding signs supporting the Boston University Graduate Workers Union.
A photograph of demonstrators, with high rises in the background, holding signs supporting the Boston University Graduate Workers Union.

Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs

November 19, 2024

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

A photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walking toward Donald Trump on stage at a rally. Both men have hands outstretched for a handshake.
A photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walking toward Donald Trump on stage at a rally. Both men have hands outstretched for a handshake.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Appointment Would ‘Put Americans at Risk’

November 15, 2024

Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary aims to disrupt the National Institutes of Health, the country’s top funder of academic research. Doctors and public health officials have condemned the choice.

A photograph of Louisiana governor Jeff Landry standing in front of a couple of microphones outside the U.S. Supreme Court building.
A photograph of Louisiana governor Jeff Landry standing in front of a couple of microphones outside the U.S. Supreme Court building.

LSU Student Jailed for Allegedly Tweeting Threat to Tiger-Toting Governor

November 14, 2024

An LSU student is in hot water after the state’s governor brought a live tiger to a football game.

A photo illustration consisting of images of a pro-Palestine protester, an instructor and an elephant and donkey with black bars over their faces and over written words.
A photo illustration consisting of images of a pro-Palestine protester, an instructor and an elephant and donkey with black bars over their faces and over written words.

Many Faculty Say Academic Freedom Is Deteriorating. They’re Self-Censoring.

November 13, 2024

In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat.