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Academics Say Names Added to Gaza Letter ‘Without Consent’
A researcher whose name appeared on a letter coordinated by the group Scholars for Truth About Genocide says he has no idea how it got there.
6 More Faculty, Staff Removed for Kirk Comments
Republican politicians and other conservatives are calling for employees, including those in higher ed, to be terminated for their social media posts about Kirk's killing.
Texas State Fires Professor Accused of Inciting Violence
Education as Freedom
As a new academic year begins, Michael S. Roth writes that colleges must redouble their commitment to educating for freedom—including freedom from governmental intrusion.
Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future
The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.
AAUP Should Rethink Stance on Israel, Antisemitism
The AAUP’s leaders should focus on academic freedom rather than criticize U.S. military aid to Israel or minimize concerns about campus antisemitism, Miriam Elman and Mark G. Yudof write.
2 Texas A&M Administrators and Professor Out After Viral Video
Video circulated by Texas state representative shows student accusing English professor of teaching material related to gender identity and violating Trump’s executive orders. State officials pressured the university to fire the professor involved.
3 Takeaways From Harvard’s Legal Victory
A judge ruled that the federal government illegally froze $2.2 billion in research funding for the university. But with an appeal looming, it’s unclear when the funds will be restored.