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Judge Tosses Professors’ Suit Against Indiana’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law

On Wednesday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to invalidate the parts of a new Indiana law requiring...

University of Florida Provost Returning After Less Than 2 Months at Arizona

Joseph Glover just started as the University of Arizona's provost on July 1, but he’s already leaving. He’s returning to...
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Indiana Argues Professors Lack First Amendment Rights in Public Classrooms

Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.”

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Academic Success Tip: Promoting Inclusivity With the Syllabus

A study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute found students believe their instructors are more inclusive if they include specific features, such as their pronouns and materials from diverse scholars.

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Opinion

Anti-Science Harassment Is on the Rise

Universities must do more now to support researchers, Samuel Mendez writes.

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AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts

In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.”

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Under New Florida Law, Eight Adjunct Unions Are Dissolved

Like other higher-ed bargaining units in the state, they failed to meet a threshold for dues-paying members championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

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Lawmaker Claims Credit for Antisemitism Review at Florida Universities

State Representative Randy Fine says that after he repeatedly called the state university chancellor about a “Muslim terror textbook,” the system launched an evaluation of courses at all public universities.