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LSU Law Professor to Return to Class After Being Suspended for Political Speech
Democrats’ Texas Takeover Could Reshape Boards, Laws and More
The Lone Star State was at the vanguard of the nation’s conservative higher ed overhauls. But Republicans now must relinquish control of state offices and one legislative chamber.
Academic Freedom Protects Politics
Attempts to suppress “political” ideas have no place in a free country or a free university.
Ahead of Midterms, Faculty Report Self-Censoring on DEI, Politics
Also in Inside Higher Ed’s latest faculty survey, professors report that AI has eroded their confidence in the authenticity of students’ work and damaged trust.
A Conservative Group Used to Target the Media. Now It Hunts DEI.
Accuracy in Media deploys billboard trucks and undercover recordings to accuse students and staff of supporting Hamas or running illegal DEI programs. Its current leader says the organization’s tactics remain true to its original mission. Some disagree.
A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”
Turning Point’s Professor Watchlist Goes Dark, but Its Legacy Lives On
For months, the Professor Watchlist website has redirected to Turning Point USA’s home page. After 10 years, academics reflect on its impact.
Alabama Makes State Workers Say ‘Gulf of America.’ Colleges Aren’t Spared.
Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.