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‘Champions of Higher Education’

PEN America has worked to get 100 former college presidents to “affirmatively promote a positive vision of American higher education...

Faculty Strike Suspended at Eastern Illinois

Faculty members at Eastern Illinois University voted to suspend their strike, as of 8 this morning, according to their union...

Supreme Court Rejects Borrower-Defense Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a class-action settlement in a long-running lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education...
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A Texas Trilogy of Anti-DEI, Tenure Bills

Three Texas bills would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming. The State Senate has already passed one.

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How Gainful Employment Changed Higher Ed

The once-revolutionary idea, abandoned under former president Trump, is coming back. Experts think Biden’s gainful-employment rule will be tougher than previous versions and could lead to more programs failing.

New Presidents or Provosts: Arkansas Southeastern College, Bowdoin College, Corban U, Pace U, Samuel Merritt U, U of Oregon, West Virginia Wesleyan College

Brian Clocksin, vice provost for strategic initiatives at the University of La Verne, in California, has been appointed provost at...
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Student Representation in Adviser Hiring Processes

Two undergraduate fellows for the Advising Success Network established best practices and recommendations for institutions in equitable hiring practices for academic advisers.

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Brand Protection or Censorship?

Student filmmakers at UCLA were told not to identify their institution in a project about a 1991 campus demonstration, vexing the students and raising concerns about academic freedom.