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New AAUP President Calls JD Vance a Fascist

The new president of the American Association of University Professors called Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance a “fascist” in...
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Lawmaker Claims Credit for Antisemitism Review at Florida Universities

State Representative Randy Fine says that after he repeatedly called the state university chancellor about a “Muslim terror textbook,” the system launched an evaluation of courses at all public universities.

When Oversight Becomes Intimidation and Control

It’s a political problem with a likely political solution.

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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?

Va. House Speaker Seeks Removal of Project 2025 Co-Author From GMU Board

Concerned about Project 2025, a blueprint for conservative governance crafted by the Heritage Foundation, Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, a...
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A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review

After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.

Minnesota governor Tim Walz, a light-skinned man with white hair and glasses, speaks outside the White House

Harris’s VP Pick Has Backed Free College, Big Investments in State Universities

The second-term governor and former high school teacher is known as someone who believes in the power of education.

Clark Atlanta Rejects Trump Claim That He ‘Saved’ the University

Clark Atlanta University leaders have pushed back on Donald Trump’s claims that he “saved” the historically Black institution when he...