Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
A photograph of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators on Columbia University's campus.

Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors

But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.

Court Revives Suit by Professor Who Defended Math Standards

A federal appeals court has revived a tenured math professor’s First Amendment lawsuit that was dismissed in 2023. In 2021...
A photo illustration combining a photo of Kentucky House member Jennifer Decker and a photo of the Kentucky Capitol building with a quote from House Bill 4.

Kentucky’s Legislature Is Rushing Through a Bill to Ban DEI

House Bill 4, which also targets courses that “indoctrinate participants with a discriminatory concept,” is on the brink of passage. Opponents have raised academic freedom concerns.

ADL, Other Pro-Israel Groups Condemn AAUP Webinar on Palestine

The Anti-Defamation League and four other pro-Israel groups accused the American Association of University Professors of “demonizing Israel” in its...
A photo illustration showing two scientists walking down a path toward a cliff.

Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers

As job-seeking scholars see continuing layoffs and stalled federal support, some say they’re looking at positions overseas.

Protesters Disrupt Larry Summers’s Wealth Tax Speech at Stanford

Protesters last week disrupted a Stanford University Democracy and Disagreement course in protest of guest speaker and former Harvard University...
An illustration of a bloodied knife cutting through the words "Dear Colleague" and "Academic Freedom." Heart-shaped blood splatters surround the knife and the words.
Opinion

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter was one of the worst attacks on academic freedom by the government in American history, John K. Wilson writes.

A photo illustration showing a dictionary entry for DEI with the definition blurred and blotted out.

Trump Is Targeting DEI in Higher Ed. But What Does He Mean?

Colleges are supposed to comply with the administration’s recent guidance by the end of the week. But it’s hard to tell which activities the White House actually opposes.