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Government Colleges & Localities

Town vs. Gown: When Relationships Break Down

Valley Forge Military College is fighting an effort by the local township to seize part of its property, while Colorado State is locked in conflict over contentious campus billboards.

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Quick Takes

Former President’s Lawsuit Against Seton Hall Dismissed

A judge dismissed former Seton Hall University president Joseph Nyre’s lawsuit against his former employer late last week, ending at...

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Quick Takes

Bard Opens Investigation Into Botstein’s Ties to Epstein

Bard College has opened an “independent review” into President Leon Botstein’s connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Board...

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Governance Trustees & Regents

Mott Community College President Accused of Proselytizing on Campus

The Board of Trustees met Wednesday to discuss claims that Shaunda Richardson-Snell made inappropriate religious remarks to students and campus visitors. It sparked fierce debate among community members.

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Governance Trustees & Regents

Richard Bland College Board Removed

Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the entire Richard Bland College Board of Visitors.

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Faculty

Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences

Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

Three historic photos put together in an illustration with damage added to the photos. Clockwise from top left: An elevated view of a suffrage parade, in the rain, in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, 1910s. A portrait of Susan B. Anthony. A group of young female suffragists, wearing sailor costumes, on a float decorated to resemble a boat, the mainsail reads “Votes for Women,” and the marquee reads “We Are Rudderless—We Need The Ballot,” 1900.”

Faculty Academic Freedom

Can Embattled Women’s and Gender Studies Programs Survive?

Scholars say recent Republican-led attacks on the field are nothing new, but nonetheless alarming.

Quick Takes

Green River College Removes President

Green River College trustees announced this week they voted to terminate President Suzanne Johnson’s contract following a budget crisis that...