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Strings Attached
Pizza baron's gift to Wayne State business school draws scrutiny over provisions requiring consulting with donors on certain courses and stipulations on what a dean should be paid.
U Chicago to Freshmen: Don't Expect Safe Spaces
After a year of protests nationwide, one university is trying to be clear about what students should expect.
Judge: Academic Freedom Doesn't Bar Campus Carry
Ruling denies injunction professors sought to block new Texas law.
Calling Out the Professoriate
Author of the 1988 book Profscam, conservative talk radio host Charles Sykes, discusses his new book that again takes on higher education.
When Lawmakers Set Up a Policy Research Center
North Carolina legislators raised concerns when they funded the creation of a new entity at Chapel Hill to explore environmental policy and research.
Speaker Uninvited to Academic Freedom Event
U of Cape Town rescinds speaking invitation to Danish publisher of cartoons of Muhammad, citing security concerns and risk of polarization. Polarization ensues.
'Unprecedented' Purge in Turkey
Turkey's Higher Education Council demands the resignation of more than 1,500 deans following Friday's failed coup attempt.
Safeguarding Free Speech
City University of New York is considering a new policy that it says will protect academic freedom, but some fear it could be used to squelch dissent.