Faculty Issues

In the wake of President Trump's executive order, David R. Harris explains why he opposes free speech at colleges and universities.

Members of Asian studies group debate whether to continue holding conferences in Asia after India barred Pakistanis from participating in a conference in New Delhi.

President delivers on promise to punish colleges that don't show they guarantee free speech on campus, and includes language on outcomes data and risk sharing. But it's unclear what force it will carry.

Scott McLemee reviews two books about our networked society that raise rather dystopian concerns.

Boston U formalizes a graduate student leave policy allowing year-round stipend recipients 10 days off.

A new study says trigger warnings are useless. Does that mean they should be abandoned?

Lawsuit says the university is inappropriately earning money from the earliest images of slaves -- commissioned by Louis Agassiz -- and failing to recognize his legacy of racism.

Survey of economics association members finds 48 percent of women have been discriminated against on the basis of sex within the last 10 years. Findings on nonwhite, disabled and LGBTQ economists are concerning, too. What will the association do about it?