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10 Institutions Seek Recognition by New Accreditor

The Commission for Public Higher Education has received letters of intent from colleges in four Southern states as it works toward federal approval and rebuts allegations of partisanship.

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Texas A&M Faculty Council Says Professor’s Dismissal Violated Academic Freedom

A Texas A&M University faculty council determined in late September that Melissa McCoul, an instructor fired for teaching about gender...
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Portland State Ordered to Reinstate Some Laid-Off Faculty

An independent arbitrator ordered Portland State University to reinstate 10 faculty members after determining the university violated its collective bargaining...
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Opinion

The Threat to University Patents

Regulatory uncertainty could freeze university-industry collaborations.

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Under Pressure to Cut Costs, a University Closes Its Press

Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a student-centered university.

UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He is an older white man with white hair wearing glasses and a dark sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a tree.

Berkeley Law Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’

Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s financial vulnerabilities that the Trump administration is exploiting and arguing that the high court needs to “check” the president.

Amy Reid, a light-skinned woman with shoulder-length white hair, wearing a white T-shirt, during a a teach-in at New College.

A Former Professor Blasts New College of Florida’s Conservative Makeover

Amy Reid was one of President Corcoran’s most vocal critics while she served as faculty representative on the Board of Trustees. Now she reflects on her fight to save the college she knows and loves.

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UNC Chapel Hill Won’t Sign Compact

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made clear Friday that it won’t sign the federal “Compact for Academic...