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Staff Members Fired, Grad Student Punished for Cheering Charlie Kirk’s Death
Texas State Fires Professor Accused of Inciting Violence
Education as Freedom
As a new academic year begins, Michael S. Roth writes that colleges must redouble their commitment to educating for freedom—including freedom from governmental intrusion.
Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future
The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.
Commerce Secretary Says He Wants Half of University Patent Money
AAUP Should Rethink Stance on Israel, Antisemitism
The AAUP’s leaders should focus on academic freedom rather than criticize U.S. military aid to Israel or minimize concerns about campus antisemitism, Miriam Elman and Mark G. Yudof write.
2 Texas A&M Administrators and Professor Out After Viral Video
Video circulated by Texas state representative shows student accusing English professor of teaching material related to gender identity and violating Trump’s executive orders. State officials pressured the university to fire the professor involved.
On AI, We Reap What We Sow
We’re seeing the predictable results of higher ed’s decades-long focus on outcomes over process, Chad Hanson writes.