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Utah Lawmakers Flex Their Power Over Public Universities

In the past two years, the Republican-controlled Legislature has weakened tenure, restricted pride flags at universities, overhauled gen ed at one university and pushed institutions to reallocate funding. Some faculty say their roles are being undermined.

Nature: DOGE Screening NIH Awards, Ordering Projects Killed

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has been screening all National Institutes of Health grants since early this month, Nature’s...

Higher Ed Unions Call for Free College in Federal Policy Agenda

A coalition of labor unions representing faculty and other higher education workers called for free college and more Thursday—the same...
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5 Questions on Open Expression in the Era of Trump

Michelle Deutchman, who leads UC’s free expression center, says institutions are grappling with how to promote student expression amid the government’s crackdown on protesters.

NSF Cuts Off Colleges That Push ‘Illegal DEI,’ Boycott Israel

The National Science Foundation won’t award grants to universities that promote “diversity, equity and inclusion … in violation of Federal...

Harvard Medical Researcher Detained by ICE Faces Charge

The Harvard Medical School research associate and Russian native detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement three months ago and sent...
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Waivers Let Some North Carolina Majors Keep ‘DEI’ Requirements

Some public universities nixed certain gen ed mandates in response to a statewide order. But through exemptions, multiple degree programs can continue mandating courses that relate to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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SB 37 and the Criminalization of Capitalist Indoctrination: A Faculty Memo

Brent D. Beal shares an urgent update on pending Texas legislation.