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From left, four witnesses who testified during a congressional hearing Dec. 5 on antisemitism: Claudine Gay, then president of Harvard University, Elizabeth Magill, then president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, a professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All four women sit at a long witness table as they listen to questioning.
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The Humiliation of Higher Ed

We’ve entered a new stage in the culture wars, Jennifer Ruth writes.

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California Judge Tosses Faculty DEI Statement Lawsuit

A federal judge for the Northern District of California threw out a lawsuit against the University of California, Santa Cruz...
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Report: Little Movement on Pay Equity in Higher Ed

A new report from College and University Professional Association for Human Resources released Thursday finds a lack of “meaningful progress”...
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Faculty Issues Shared Governance

Indiana U Sanctions Professor Who Advised Pro-Palestinian Students

The tenured professor of political science and Middle Eastern studies is barred from teaching until next fall after booking a room for an event organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee.

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Illinois State U Tenured, Tenure-Track Faculty Members Unionize

Tenured and tenure-track faculty members at Illinois State University have unionized. This week, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board certified...
A photo illustration including four photographs, each of striking employees holding up signs saying things such as "We R On Strike For a Better Rutgers” and “UIC Faculty On Strike for a Fair Contract.”
Faculty Issues Labor & Unionization

The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California.

From the University of California in late 2022 to Rutgers, Temple, the University of Michigan and now Cal State, the strike wave on campuses isn’t ending.

An open book, on fire, against a black background.
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The Censors’ Next Target

An emerging legislative agenda extends beyond the individual classroom, Jeffrey Adam Sachs and Jeremy C. Young write.

A female professor, standing and facing the camera, listens to a female undergraduate student talking to her.
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The Student-Professor Relationship Is in Peril

We can take steps to improve this essential relationship, Megan Thiele Strong writes.