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What’s Next for Texas A&M?
Facing controversy, President Mark Welsh resigned abruptly Thursday. Now a search for his successor is set to begin amid a recent state trend of hiring lawmakers to lead institutions.
Doxing Campaign Endangers Faculty and Free Speech
Dozens of faculty and staff have faced online harassment and threats for their comments on Charlie Kirk’s death. Some universities have disciplined employees in response to political pressure.
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
Attacking Constitutional Rights to Academic Freedom on This Constitution Day
Nothing like the current wave of state and federal action targeting academic freedom has ever been witnessed in America before.
How College Leaders Responded to Activist’s Slaying
Universities are making exceptions to institutional neutrality policies to issue statements on Charlie Kirk’s death as some take aggressive action against some faculty remarks.
A Lecture for—and With—Charlie Kirk
Matthew Boedy, one of hundreds of professors who found himself on Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist, searches for common ground in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
After Kirk’s Death, Some Conservatives Blame Higher Ed for Political Violence
The president and his allies are accusing the “radical left” of “terrorism,” blaming unnamed organizations. Some conservatives are condemning universities.
Survey: Provosts Focused on Funding Cuts, Academic Freedom and AI
Chief academic officers are confident in academic quality but strained by limited resources, policy shifts and other mounting campus challenges, Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey finds.