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Why Florida’s Public College Presidents Should Resign
The best strategy for countering Governor DeSantis’s attacks on higher ed could be for Florida’s public university presidents to threaten to resign en masse, Robert Birnbaum writes.
Professor Let Go After Officiating LGBTQ+ Wedding Sues
A professor who says Calvin University denied him tenure for his LGBTQ+ rights advocacy and then didn’t reappoint him for...
Colleges Start New Programs: Climate Action, AI, Behavior Analysis
The following colleges have started new academic programs: Gonzaga University is starting a certificate in climate action planning. Houston Community...
FIRE: 1/5 of ‘Scholar Sanction Attempts’ Led to Firing
There have been 1,080 “scholar sanction attempts” since 2000, about a fifth of which resulted in firings, the Foundation for...
Judge Reappoints 2 Emporia State Professors
An administrative law judge has given two Emporia State University professors their jobs back, The Kansas Reflector reports. Neither the...
Ex-Presidents for Academic Freedom
PEN America has convened a group of 100-plus former college presidents to push back on threats to academic freedom as higher education remains a frequent target for politicians.
Exodus From an Elsevier Neuroscience Journal
One of the world’s largest scientific publishers refused to reduce its $3,450 fee to publish in NeuroImage. All the editors left to start their own journal.
What Ending Tenure Would Mean to Texas
Senate Bill 18 would change the landscape of Texas public higher education for the worse, Jennifer Ebbeler writes.