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Writing Faculty Push for the Right to Refuse AI

As universities rush to adopt generative AI–powered tools that claim to enhance teaching, learning and workforce preparation, a growing contingent of academics is questioning where that urgency is coming from and whom it stands to benefit.

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Federal Grant Makers May Lose Job Protections: 5 Things to Know

Trump has created a new employee category that he previously dubbed Schedule F. It allows for easier firings of those who are “subverting presidential directives.”

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Presidents Pressured in Trump’s Second Term

The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents reveals leaders’ concerns about Trump 2.0, public trust, finances and AI.

Echoes in the Quad

The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat

Inaction from rank-and-file workers enabled government censorship during the Red Scares.

Book Review: ‘The Opinionated University’

Soucek has a better and more nuanced approach to allowing departmental speech without infringing upon individual rights.

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Opinion

The Rawlsian Argument for Institutional Neutrality

A principled argument for neutrality ultimately comes down to questions of institutional legitimacy.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as President Donald Trump hosts a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.

Hegseth Is Waging War on University Partnerships. His Targets Are Unclear.

The defense secretary’s memos and X videos have left a muddied picture of which programs are being canceled at which institutions and for what reasons.

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N.Y. Attorney General’s Office Tells NYU Langone to Resume Youth Trans Care

The New York attorney general’s office has told NYU Langone Health to resume providing puberty blockers and hormones to transgender...