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A portrait of  Carmen Rivera next to a campus shot of Seattle University.

Seattle University Dismisses Professor Who Publicly Criticized Provost

Carmen Rivera said on Instagram she was “disturbed” by how the provost grabbed a Palestinian flag from the hands of a graduate. Two weeks later, her contract was not renewed.

Student traveling on a scooter on the campus of Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Faculty Sue Over Race, Gender Rules

Faculty in the Texas Tech University System are accusing university leaders of violating their First Amendment rights and of racial...
The Hurley Administration Building on the campus of the University of North Texas.

North Texas Denies Faculty Conference Funding, Citing Anti-DEI Provisions

The institution joins other universities that have worked to limit conference funds for professors due to anti-DEI pressures.

University of Tennessee Knoxville

U of Tennessee to Pay $1.9 Million to Prof Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments

The University of Tennessee System will pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former professor who was...
Seven vintage hardcover books from the early 1900s by various authors and publishers.

NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards

A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects.

San José State University campus

San José State Prof Sues Over ‘Gross Violation’ of Rights

A week after an arbitrator ordered that she be reinstated, San José State University Professor Sang Hea Kil announced she...
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Opinion

AAU Should Do Its Part to Defend Academic Freedom of Member Universities

If the AAU’s core academic principles are to mean anything, the organization must sanction member universities that are in violation.

Students walk across the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan.

Some Kansas Faculty Uneasy Over ‘Vague’ DEI Definitions

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the definition in order to comply with a recent state budget bill. One free speech advocate said the policy amounts to “educational censorship.”