Filter & Sort
U.S. Lawmakers Take Aim at Another University President
As Columbia’s Minouche Shafik works to calm tensions on her campus, House Republicans representing New York and others say she needs to go.
New Title IX Rules Are Out. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Designed to protect college and university students and employees from sex-based harassment and sexual violence, the regulations will overhaul how institutions respond to reports of sexual misconduct, among other changes.
Columbia President Accused of Dishonest Testimony, Throwing Professors ‘Under the Bus’
Minouche Shafik denounced antisemitism more forcefully than past Ivy League presidents in Wednesday's hearing, but Republicans who questioned her still aren’t satisfied. And some faculty members are alarmed.
On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike
Demonstrations, teach-ins and a graduate-worker walkout highlighted a union-supported, multi-campus event Wednesday designed to push back against attacks on academic freedom, job security and academe more broadly.
Columbia President Weathers Grilling Over Campus Antisemitism
Wednesday’s heavily hyped hearing didn’t deliver a raft of damaging viral moments. But Columbia professors came under withering scrutiny that’s likely just begun.
California Should Create a New ‘New College’
In condemning Republican assaults on higher ed, we should ask too what Democrats are doing to defend it, Paul Hansen writes.
Long-Stalled Florida Atlantic Presidential Search Restarts
The institution’s initial hunt for a new leader was suspended in July over alleged anomalies. Now it’s back on, more than a year after it officially began.
'Catastrophic Success' Threatens Army Education Benefits
Two of the Service's premier education benefits, Credential and Tuition Assistance, are under review. Higher ed advocates are concerned.