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Indiana Budget Bill Contains Sweeping Higher Ed Changes
When Republicans revealed the legislation last week, new provisions requiring faculty to post syllabi and face “productivity” reviews had appeared. The bill quickly passed.
AAUP Report Backs Tenured Pro-Palestine Professor Who Was Fired
Pessimism Had a Foothold in the Humanities Before Trump
A new survey from the Humanities Indicators Project and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences shows that department chairs are worried about falling enrollments and tenure-track jobs.
Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump?
The professoriate doesn’t demographically represent the U.S.—or the college student—population. The government’s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.
Ohio and Kentucky Ban DEI, Reduce Tenure Protections
Ohio and Kentucky joined the list of states where Republican-controlled legislatures have adopted new laws targeting DEI or regulating higher education in ways many faculty oppose. The Buckeye State also banned faculty strikes.
Survey: What Presidents Really Think
The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents finds weak support for tenure, high confidence in financial stability and concerns about a lack of progress on student mental health issues.
A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
This Law Professor’s Job Has Become a Legal Drama
Ken Levy of Louisiana State University told Trump-supporting students they need his “political commentary.” A series of judges has disagreed over whether he should be back in class. And Louisiana’s governor keeps attacking him on social media.