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Regents on the Hot Seat
Boards in Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan and Wisconsin, have faced shake-ups and threats of removal recently amid culture war clashes and self-inflicted controversies.
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Tying Tenure to ‘Intellectual Diversity’
On Wednesday, Indiana’s Republican governor signed a controversial bill diminishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and tenure protections in the...
UPenn Professors Sue to Stop House From Getting Antisemitism Documents
Two University of Pennsylvania professors and the Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine group are suing the private institution, asking...
Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’
Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks.
New College of Florida Hires Professor Who Champions Colonialism
The institution’s president has appointed Bruce Gilley—who’s argued that a “European moral revolution” ended Africa’s “endemic slave empires” and said the transgender flag symbolizes mutilating children—to teach.
Democrats Make Their Case for DEI
A Republican described diversity, equity and inclusion offices as a “cancer.” Democrats pushed back, calling their understanding of the concept flawed.
‘New Communism’ Group Disrupts Yale Professor’s Class
A group that advocates for the “new communism” disrupted a Yale University professor’s class Thursday. Nonstudent members of the Revolutionary...
Indiana U Abandons Plan to Spin Off Part of Kinsey Institute
The Indiana University Board of Trustees unanimously agreed Friday to jettison a controversial proposal to spin off part of the...