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Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.

Florida College Pays $250K to Employee Fired for Kirk Comments

Eastern Florida State College has agreed to pay $250,000 to a former employee it fired after she criticized Charlie Kirk...
Cover of the book "Situated" by Angela Duckworth.
Opinion

‘Situated’ and Higher Ed Staff

Reading Angela Duckworth’s marvelous new book and thinking about Kevin McClure’s piece on the volatile higher ed workplace.

Scales in a courtroom setting.

Former MIT Biologist Sabatini Wins $6M Defamation Suit

A jury on Friday awarded David Sabatini, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who resigned amid allegations of sexual...

Why Universities Need to Start Taking Microaggressions Seriously

Drawing on research into the experiences of Chinese academics in the U.K., we hear how these subtle but powerful discriminatory acts manifest in universities and what can be done to address them.

A set of alphabet blocks spells "work week." Two other blocks preceding the others say "short" on one side and "long" on the other and a person's hands can be seen flipping them to the side that says "short."
Opinion

The Time for the 30-Hour Workweek Has Come

Higher ed should lead the way.

The words “Everything is Fine” behind an illustration of a dumpster fire. The flames partially obscure the bold capital letters “FINE” on the bottom line.
Opinion

It’s My Birthday and I’ll Take Off if I Want To

Flexible and shortened schedules—birthday leave, summer Fridays, even the four-day week—aren’t just nice perks. They’re simple, low-cost ways to decrease burnout and show employees they are valued.

Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro resigned on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.

CCSU President Exits Abruptly Amid Investigation

Central Connecticut State University president Zulma Toro stepped down Wednesday after nearly a decade on the job, amid an investigation...
A photo illustration of former Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Interim Chancellor John Maduko with a quote from a compliance review on the system reading, “There was an overall failure on the part of multiple individuals to initiate and follow established policy and procedures for reporting, responding to, and addressing reports of sexual harassment.”

Conn. State System Scandal Drives Demands for Reform

A report found Connecticut State Colleges and Universities mishandled misconduct allegations against a former chancellor. Now state lawmakers are threatening action.