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Opinion

We Say We Believe in Free Inquiry—but Our Classrooms Tell a Different Story

If we want to prepare students to participate in American civic life, we need to start teaching differently.

A campus shot of Texas Tech University and a portrait of Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton.

Texas Tech University to Close All Gender and Sexuality Programs

All majors, minors, certificates and graduate degrees that are “centered on” sexual orientation or gender identity must be phased out...
A young person carries a Progress Pride flag unfurled behind their back.

After Backlash, BU President Apologizes for Removal of Pride Flags

Two weeks after Boston University removed LGBTQ+ pride flags from the office windows of two faculty members in the Women’s...
New College student Gaby Batista speaks at a campus protest. There are protest signs in the background, some calling out specific trustees.

Filmmakers Take Hard Look at New College

Documentarians and students spent three years working on a film about changes at the New College of Florida. Filmmakers discussed the project with Inside Higher Ed.

Opinion

Remembering Harry Keyishian, 1932–2026

We’ve lost Harry, but we can’t afford to lose the legal protections that will forever bear his name.

A cut-out of a piece of paper with the word "fascism"; the paper is burning at the edges, all against a black background.
Opinion

Why Fascists Hate Sociology

The anti-sociology politicians are on to something in grasping the field’s power.

A photo illustration of a stack of folders with "No DEI approved" stamped on them.

‘Potentially Existential’: Higher Ed Denounces Proposed Federal Funding Strings

Major groups representing universities, faculty and others oppose draft General Services Administration rules targeting DEI and more. Trump’s recent executive order doubles down.

The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on October 1, 2022.

Kentucky Lawmakers Want to Make It Easier to Lay Off Faculty

The legislation would explicitly permit terminations for low enrollment or “misalignment of revenue and costs.” The GOP supermajority can override any veto from the Democratic governor.