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Is Penn Going to Punish Amy Wax?
Dean of law school says she deserves a “major sanction.” A faculty panel is studying the issues involved with her statements about Black, Asian, Latino, Jewish and gay people.
Opinion
Contingency v. Orthodoxy
Academic freedom is threatened both by the growing use of contingent faculty contracts and the inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards for tenure, Steven McGuire writes.
The Long Road to Reinstatement
A former lecturer in business at the University of Connecticut wins his lawsuit against the university—11 years after he initially filed. What does this mean for whistle-blowers in academe?
Opinion
The Significantly Flawed Analogy Between Joshua Katz and Socrates
Dissecting an unhelpful—and potentially even harmful—contribution to a sensitive debate.
‘Beliefs Change’
A field reckons with its past involvement in conversion therapy for LGBTQ people—and somehow a graduate admissions decision gets thrown into the mix.
‘An Affront to Open Discourse’
PEN America and the American Association of Colleges and Universities come out once more against so-called divisive concepts bans, saying they represent the biggest threat of all to free speech.
A Grab for Power
Newly revealed draft legislation shows that Florida governor Ron DeSantis sought to give state officials more control of public colleges and universities, including over hiring and curriculum.