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Students Don’t Read Enough? Don’t Blame the Profs
Blame the jobs that compete for their time. Blame the messages our institutions are sending about what’s worth their time—and what the purpose of their degree is.
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.
Fire First, Settle Later: Academia’s Troubling New MO?
Denying tenure-line faculty their legal rights comes with costs.
Labor Watch: NYU, Portland College Strike and Win
Plus, Illinois faculty go on strike and the California State University faculty union mocks Chancellor Mildred García with a “Let Them Eat Cake” rally.
3 University Press Editors, 6 Publishing Questions
Susan D’Agostino talks with editors at Oxford, Princeton and UNC Press about book acquisition meetings, unconventional book launches and words in book proposals that make their hearts sink.
Why Fascists Hate Sociology
The anti-sociology politicians are on to something in grasping the field’s power.
Publish and Vanish: University Content in the Age of AI Search
As AI reshapes how people find information, higher ed communicators must choose between indexing their best work for discoverability or ceding the information environment to lower-quality sources.
‘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.