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Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Concerns
Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.
Should Graduate Students Start Early to Access Grad PLUS Loans?
Students in some programs at Fordham and Stetson will be allowed to begin classes over the summer so they can take advantage of current federal loan schemes.
ED Drops Plans to Recoup $72M From University of Arizona
Kentucky Republicans Override Beshear’s Veto of Faculty Firing Bill
Texas Tech Plan to End Gender, Sexuality Programs Censors Student Work
It’s the first system policy that doesn’t fully exclude student work. Faculty warn it’s hardly the last step in the chancellor’s censorship effort.
Who Gets a Guggenheim? This Professor Has an Answer
Education and public policy professor Dominique Baker looked at 30,000 fellowship recipients to determine how influential institutional affiliation is in determining who gets one.
A ‘Legal Movement’ Against Campus Antisemitism
Speakers at a Louis D. Brandeis Center conference discussed how to use civil rights law to target campus antisemitism. Harvard was required to host the conference under a legal settlement.
Climate Knowledge Linked to Student Stress
A new study from Quinnipiac University finds that greater awareness of climate change affects students’ mental health—but also drives them to rethink habits and career paths.