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A photo illustration of Lee Roberts, chancellor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Jed Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, in front of a shot of the campus. They are both white men wearing suits.

Faculty Shared Governance

Chapel Hill Refuses to Release $1.2M Report on Controversial Civics School

Students, faculty and media outlets have demanded the university release information from an investigation into the School of Civic Life and Leadership. News organizations are suing to make the document public.

An infographic labeling the front pages of four bills from Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee that are targeting tenure, faculty governance and curriculum next to a map highlighting the states with their respective capitol buildings on each.

Government State Policy

4 State Bills Faculty Should Watch

Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee are considering legislation that will impact tenure, faculty governance and more.

Tech & Innovation Artificial Intelligence

Faculty Push Back Against OpenAI Deals

As higher ed institutions pay tech companies millions to provide students and faculty access to custom AI-powered tools, some faculty in Colorado and California are pushing back.

A photo of the clock tower at Oxnard College's campus.

Quick Takes

Power Vacuum at Oxnard College

With two administrators on leave and two vacancies in the executive ranks, Oxnard College’s top four jobs are either empty...

Maintenance workers covering up a mural honoring César Chávez in the Cesar Chavez Cove at the Cesar Chavez Business and Computer Center at Santa Ana College Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Governance Executive Leadership

Scrubbing Chávez From Campus May Take Time

As multiple universities move to strip César Chávez’s name from programs and departments, previous efforts to downplay problematic figures show the hurdles ahead.

A shot of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus next to a environmental portrait of UA president Suresh Garimella, who has light brown skin and dark hair with some gray and is wearing a dark suit with a red-and-white spotted tie.

Faculty Shared Governance

UA President Refuses to Sign Traditional Shared Governance Memorandum

Shared governance practices are written into Arizona state law, but Republican lawmakers have sought to change that.

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Quick Takes

Old Dominion Faculty Vote No Confidence Over Course-Shortening Plan

The Old Dominion University Faculty Senate voted 41 to 7 Tuesday that it has no confidence in the university president...

Aerial over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring.

Faculty Academic Freedom

UNC Board OKs Definition of What Academic Freedom Is, and Isn’t

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.