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Many Faculty Say Academic Freedom Is Deteriorating. They’re Self-Censoring.
In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat.
What’s Next for DEI?
Colleges should rethink their approaches to DEI if they don’t want to see it dismantled during a second Trump administration, Patrick J. Casey writes.
5 Questions for Trinity Washington’s Outspoken President and Trump Critic
Patricia McGuire set a tone by fiercely critiquing the first Trump administration. She’s poised to do it again, calling institutional neutrality “pure folly.”
Texas A&M Cuts Programs Amid Political Pressure
The flagship is eliminating dozens of programs, including an LGBTQ studies minor that a conservative lawmaker has criticized. He says he’ll soon target other institutions.
A Trans Admission Advantage?
Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.
Florida Officials Fume Over Sluggish Accreditation Changes
Florida’s Board of Governors alleges the Education Department is delaying the University of North Florida’s accreditor switch, which experts note is a lengthy process.
Greek Life Administrator at U of Oregon on Leave for Video Bashing Trump Voters
ED, USDA Partner to Boost Access to Food Benefits Program
The Education and Agriculture Departments’ plan to improve students’ access to food benefits is long overdue, experts say. But there are concerns the Trump administration could scrap the deal.