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Screenshot of Arizona State University's Atomic platform. The text says, "Hi, I'm Atom, your AI learning advisor. Describe what you want to learn. I'll help you design a custom learning module. What's your main goal or objective?" In the chat box, the user has typed, "I'd like to learn about the history of literary criticism."
Screenshot of Arizona State University's Atomic platform. The text says, "Hi, I'm Atom, your AI learning advisor. Describe what you want to learn. I'll help you design a custom learning module. What's your main goal or objective?" In the chat box, the user has typed, "I'd like to learn about the history of literary criticism."

Faculty Concerned About ASU’s ‘Frankensteinian’ AI Course Builder

April 29, 2026

ASU debuted the web app quietly this month and faculty—whose content the AI pulls from—are concerned about how it works and who can access it.

Students walk through a gate on Harvard's campus.
Students walk through a gate on Harvard's campus.
Gavel next to a diploma
Gavel next to a diploma
The sun setting behind Texas A&M University’s clock tower.
The sun setting behind Texas A&M University’s clock tower.

Texas Politicians Are Taking Curricular Control. Where Is the Accreditor?

April 27, 2026

Texas public universities are restricting what faculty can teach and graduate students can research. Although they appear to violate its standards, SACS hasn’t responded.

A photo illustration of a researcher with a suitcase walking through gates towards the horizon.
A photo illustration of a researcher with a suitcase walking through gates towards the horizon.

Faculty Actually Are Trying to Flee Red States

April 24, 2026

Following a year of anecdotes about professors uprooting themselves from Republican-controlled states over academic freedom concerns, a new survey provides evidence that their experiences reflect a broader trend.

Pro-Palestinian students at University of California, San Diego, campus, holding Palestinian flags and banners, set up encampment in support of Gaza and protest the Israeli attacks in La Jolla, Calif., United States on May 1, 2024.
Pro-Palestinian students at University of California, San Diego, campus, holding Palestinian flags and banners, set up encampment in support of Gaza and protest the Israeli attacks in La Jolla, Calif., United States on May 1, 2024.

2 Years Later, Professors Still Face Consequences for Pro-Palestinian Speech

April 23, 2026

Some faculty members who participated in campus protests in 2024 are still under investigation by their universities. Others are fighting what they see as retaliation for their speech.

Michael and Susan Dell
Michael and Susan Dell
A photograph of the Tennessee State Capitol on a sunny, nearly cloudless day.
A photograph of the Tennessee State Capitol on a sunny, nearly cloudless day.