Curriculum

Professional historians say the department’s plan is part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to create an Orwellian “truth ministry” and omit the more troubling aspects of the nation’s past.

While experts agree that most physicians don’t receive adequate nutrition training, fixing that won’t be enough to achieve the government’s goal of reducing chronic disease, they say.

If we are to save area studies programs, it will fall to universities to recognize their value, Amanda Lanzillo writes.

By Amanda Lanzillo

Conservatives in and outside of higher ed have long argued that universities lack their perspectives. But empowered Republicans are now deploying tools including legislation and funding threats to force higher ed to incorporate more right-leaning views.

The indebted institution tasked committees of faculty and staff with planning for changes. But this week, a dean forged ahead and announced broad cuts. Two other units are also pausing admissions.

The Oversight Project, founded by the Heritage Foundation, is using an open records request to search for terms like “DEI” and “gender identity.” Faculty say it encroaches on academic freedom.

Perhaps higher education is not a product that can be endlessly innovated, Scott M. Reznick writes.

By Scott M. Reznick

Colleges from Utah to Indiana and Maine are on track to offer three-year degrees in the near future. But the hesitations that have long plagued the movement haven’t disappeared.