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Texas A&M Closes Women’s and Gender Studies Programs
The university has also canceled six classes and asked faculty to remove some course context. One free speech expert said Texas A&M is “staking out turf as the epicenter of higher education censorship nationwide.”
Texas Tech Cancels Abortion Rights Advocate’s Speech After TPUSA Pressure
‘Extraordinary and Unconstitutional’ Indeed
The University of Pennsylvania is right to resist the Trump administration’s demand for lists of Jewish employees.
Florida Moves Toward Banning H-1B Visa Hires
University system leaders say they need to pause hiring on the visas for a year to collect information about how universities utilize the program. Only the student and faculty board representatives objected.
State H-1B Visa Pauses Are ‘Reckless,’ Faculty Warn
Restrictions on how universities recruit and retain foreign employees threaten academic freedom and institutional autonomy, advocates say. State officials say they want to preserve jobs for Americans and root out abuse in the program.
UNC Plans to Define Academic Freedom—and Its Limits
The Faculty Assembly’s proposed definition will soon go before the state university system’s board, but with added language such as “academic freedom is not absolute.” The state AAUP is objecting.
Florida Introduces ‘Sanitized’ Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two universities have adopted it.
Enhanced Monitoring ‘Politicizing’ College Donations From Qatar
Scholars criticize “crude” exercise as the Middle Eastern country tops the list of donors after the White House forced institutions to disclose foreign funds.