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Faculty Academic Freedom

Some Kansas Faculty Uneasy Over ‘Vague’ DEI Definitions

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the definition in order to comply with a recent state budget bill. One free speech advocate said the policy amounts to “educational censorship.”

Texas State Capitol Building in Austin.
Governance State Oversight

Texas’s Higher Ed Overseer Dismisses Dozens of Complaints

Republicans created the ombudsman position to investigate alleged violations of their ban on DEI and their gutting of faculty governance bodies.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a man with gray hair and extremely ruddy skin, wearing a blue suit and tie.
Quick Takes

RFK Jr. Asks Journal Editor Why Vaccine Article Was Removed

The Health and Human Services secretary is asking a medical journal for more information on why it removed a published...
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Faculty Academic Freedom

Joe Gow Hangs in Legal Limbo

Fired for making pornography, Joe Gow is locked in a lengthy legal battle with the Universities of Wisconsin system, which he accused of violating his free speech rights.

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Faculty Curriculum

How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education

Legislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod.

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Quick Takes

IU Professor Investigated for Graphic About White Supremacy Loses Job

A lecturer at Indiana University who was investigated last year over a graphic about white supremacy learned this week that...
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Quick Takes

AAUP Investigating Academic Freedom, Shared Governance Across Texas Colleges

An American Association of University Professors committee is investigating academic freedom and shared governance violations across Texas, where public university...
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Faculty Academic Freedom

Professor Put on Leave for Assigning Case Study That Mentions Palestinians

The provost claims that the professor’s actions “threaten immediate harm” to students or the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community.