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5 Questions for Wesleyan’s Dancing Provost
We spoke with Nicole Stanton about her unlikely path from choreographer to administrator, protecting arts education and how she helped defuse encampment protests.
Washington College Ditches ‘Difficult to Read’ Logo
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."
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.
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
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 Plan to Save Small Colleges
Small colleges could join forces through a supporting-organization model, Michael Alexander writes.