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Charges Against Northwestern University Staff Dropped
Prosecutors in Cook County, Ill., have dropped misdemeanor charges against four Northwestern University staff accused of obstructing law enforcement during...
Tenure Denial Lawsuit Against New College Moves Forward
A circuit court judge has rejected requests by the New College of Florida Board of Trustees and the State University...
Kansas Chemist Gets Final Acquittal in China Ties Case
Five years after arrest in Trump administration crackdown, Chinese-born Franklin Feng Tao gets vindication—and wants his job back
UC Board Bans Political Statements From Department Homepages
After months of delaying a planned vote on the issue, the University of California’s Board of Regents voted 13 to...
Opinion
The Academic Trumpists, Part 1
Scott McLemee reviews David L. Swartz’s study of the academics who support Donald Trump.
AFT Launches Push for Academic Freedom, Job Security, College Access
The American Federation of Teachers, of which the American Association of University Professors is an affiliate, is launching a $1...
Instructor Leaves Bellarmine After Post, Allegedly About Trump
An instructor is no longer employed at Bellarmine University after posting on Instagram, “if you’re gonna shoot, man, don’t miss,”...
Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators
In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.