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Should Outgoing Presidents Have Hiring Powers?
Ruth Simmons left Prairie View A&M early over limits to her authority in hiring decisions. Deferring such powers to new presidents is a common practice but often not a set policy.
Lacking Collective Bargaining Rights, but Organizing Anyway
Faculty and staff are forming unions even in states that lack collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These recent actions are part of a long history.
Tenure Awarded… at Bowdoin, Colorado College, Seminole State
Bowdoin College Oyman Basaran, sociology Meryem N. Belkaïd, romance languages and literatures Theo Greene, sociology Alison Riley Miller, education Colorado...
Report: Faculty Fear Backlash for Free Speech
A new survey and report conclude that faculty members generally oppose punishing free speech but fear ramifications for using that right themselves. Others question the methodology.
University of California System Bans Fully Online Degrees
The 10-campus system closes a loophole that could have let undergraduates piece together a degree. Experts and some inside the system say that in justifying its decision, UC perpetuated outdated claims about online learning.
DeSantis Higher Ed Bill Heads for the Legislature
Florida governor Ron DeSantis promised major reforms for higher education last month. Now a bill looks to turn those aims into law.
A Tale of 2 Rons
In waging war on higher education, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is following a playbook written by Ronald Reagan in California, Ethan W. Ris writes.
A Studied Ignorance
Scott McLemee reviews Peter Burke’s Ignorance: A Global History.