Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
A photo illustration of two flags, one of Israel and the other of Palestine, colliding with each other with a crack going through both of them.

The U.S. Started Investigating a Professor’s Pro-Palestine Speech. Then She Was Fired.

The Office for Civil Rights said it didn’t ask for the firing as part of a probe into how Muhlenberg College handled complaints related to a professor who allegedly made “pro-Hamas statements."

A photo illustration consisting of a photograph of Maura Finkelstein next to a photograph of Muhlenberg College's campus.

Tenured Jewish Professor Says She’s Been Fired for Pro-Palestinian Speech

Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still receiving a salary.

Ron Liebowitz sits in a chair in a navy suit, white shirt and blue striped tie

Facing Budget Cuts and Faculty Pushback, Brandeis President Resigns

Faculty members accused Liebowitz of “damaging errors of judgment and poor leadership,” citing his handling of pro-Palestinian protests and recent layoffs.

Harvard Makes Meager Progress in Slavery Reparation Efforts

Harvard University has made little progress on addressing its historical ties to slavery, despite committing $100 million to the cause...
A photo illustration containing four photographs of academic workers on strike.

Higher Ed Unionization Has Surged Since 2012, Bucking U.S. Labor Trends

The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.

A rear view of three college students walking a path across a college campus toward a brick campus building.
Opinion

A Plan to Save Small Colleges

Small colleges could join forces through a supporting-organization model, Michael Alexander writes.

A photograph of a building on Keystone College’s campus, with the name of the college superimposed on it.

Accreditor: Keystone College in ‘Danger of Imminent Closure’

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education warns of “misleading information” circulating about the Pennsylvania institution’s dire straits. Students can’t be sure their college will exist come fall.

Northland Will Stay Open Thanks to ‘Transformational Gifts’

After threatening to close unless it could raise a whopping $12 million in a matter of weeks, Northland College announced...