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KU Professor Fired Amid China Initiative Sues to Regain Job

The University of Kansas fired a professor whom a jury convicted in 2022 as part of the first Trump administration’s...

U Wisconsin System May Stop Requiring Searches for Top Roles

The Universities of Wisconsin, a 13-institution system, may eliminate the requirement that its president form search committees to help find...
An image showing the cover of the book Climate Justice and the University and a photo of the author, Jennie C. Stephens, a white woman with light brown hair.

The Dream of a Climate Justice University

Drawing on 30 years of experience researching climate, Jennie C. Stephens argues that modern universities are systematically unequipped to fight climate change.

Report: Trustees Pressed Chapel Hill on Student Admissions

The chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees appeared to pressure employees to admit...
A photograph of Rachel Dawson next to one of the University of Michigan's Burton Memorial Tower.

U of Michigan Says DEI Official Fired Over ‘Behavior’ at Protest, Conference

The New York Times reported that Rachel Dawson was fired after allegedly saying that Jews didn’t need her office’s diversity services. After that article, the university added that she misbehaved at a protest. 

Report: U of Wisconsin System Paid Huron $51M From 2019–23

The Universities of Wisconsin, a 13-institution system, paid Huron Consulting Group at least $51 million from 2019 to 2023, WORT...
A photograph of Marshall Brain II, holding an award, standing next to North Carolina State University chancellor Randy Woodson.

N.C. State Employee Denounced University Before His Suicide

Marshall Brain II founded the popular website HowStuffWorks, hosted a TV show and taught aspiring entrepreneurs. But he ended his life hours after he accused higher-ups of forcing him to resign. 

A photograph of Brookings Hall on Washington University in St. Louis's Danforth campus.

Students Accuse Chemistry Professor of Inappropriate Touching

An Instagram Me Too account and student newspaper have shared allegations against a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. He denies the claims and says he’s “already been judged guilty in the court of social media.”