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Wisconsin Regents Vote to Lay Off Dozens of Tenured Faculty
Questions Linger After Sasse’s Departure From U of Florida
State officials are calling for an investigation into former president Ben Sasse’s spending. Even after stepping down, he’s poised to make millions, experts say.
New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors
The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.
Judge Tosses Professors’ Suit Against Indiana’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law
Holy Cross Donor Sues to Recoup $21 Million
Indiana Argues Professors Lack First Amendment Rights in Public Classrooms
Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.”
UNC Chapel Hill Elevates Interim Chancellor
The flagship’s new leader has a political background and no administrative experience in higher education. The hire has been met with alarm and optimism.
A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?