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A color blocked collection of three photos, Clyde Barrow, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley political science professor, the Texas capitol building and Tom Alter, a former Texas State University history professor.

For Ousted Professors, Texas’s Blue Wave Could Help Their Cases

Starting in January, Democrats will control the governorship, the statehouse and the attorney general’s office. They offer a potentially more friendly legal landscape for professors fighting suspensions and dismissals related to speech.

A color-blocked image of the University of Iowa campus next to a headshot of Brian Lai, announced as the director for the University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom.

After Last Pick Declined, Iowa Board Hires Local Professor to Lead Civics Center

The Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday to hire a current University of Iowa employee to lead the civics center...
Alan Said, wearing a gray button-down shirt and rectangular glasses, stands before a black backdrop with green 0's and 1's cascading down.

‘AI Slop’ Papers Published Under Prominent Academics’ Names

High-profile researchers were listed among authors at little-known titles, sparking concern that Ph.D. students could be tempted to submit their work there, too.

A postcard with stamps from institutions where the author has studied and taught and the text reading “Just Visiting”
Opinion

What (if Anything) Do We Value About Teaching Writing?

We’re making progress, but progress is hindered by not talking more about what values we’re trying to live by.

A group of highly engaged kindergartners participate in a lesson from their teacher about numbers while sitting on a carpet.
Opinion

What Teaching Kindergarten Taught Me About Teaching College

In one hard semester, I unlearned everything I’d learned from my years on the kindergarten carpet.

A photo illustration of a pile of money sitting under a bright lamp.

Manhattan Institute Targets Mellon for Funding Left-Leaning Higher Ed Groups

The Mellon Foundation was central in creating the Alliance for Higher Education. One conservative group is targeting Mellon in what the Alliance president called “one privately funded organization pointing fingers at another.”

An illustration, done mostly in orange, of the U.S. Supreme Court building.

13 AGs Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Twelve attorneys general have joined Florida in asking the Supreme Court to uphold a state law that would limit what...
Cover of the book “The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East” by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Opinion

‘The Cauldron’ and the Limits of Reading for Learning

The value-add of learning from teaching.