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UVA, Dartmouth Latest to Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact
The University of Virginia is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
As Compact Deadline Nears, White House Meets With University Leaders
The meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal, including a joint statement from 36 higher ed groups.
UNC Campuses Split on Whether Syllabi Are Public Documents
After the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill refused to proffer faculty course materials in response to an open-records request, UNC Greensboro officials made the opposite decision.
Foreign Academics Won’t Give Up on American Dream, Says Bosnian-Born President
The president of the University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how the U.S. promotes outsiders like no other country.
Penn, U of Southern California Reject Trump Compact
The universities follow the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal that would require sweeping changes.
The Compact to Destroy Academic Freedom
The fight against Trump’s totalitarian compact isn’t just a fight for the autonomy and freedom and preservation of American universities.
Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking other partnerships.
The Meta-Lessons of College
These seven meta-lessons can help explain the partisan diploma divide, Michael Schwalbe writes.