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Pro-Palestinian protestors camp on the lawn outside Columbia University’s stately Butler Library this spring. Tents, sign and a Palestinian flag are all prominent in the photo.

On Student Protests and Professors’ Intergenerational Responsibilities

Sharon Stein asks what professors owe young people in times of social and ecological breakdown.

Staff, faculty and students pose in front of the Asian American Student Academic Program office for its ribbon cutting

New on the Job: Q&A With Viraj Patel, Director of Asian American Student Academic Program

The inaugural director shared about her work at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the role of the model minority myth in Asian American student success and her future goals.

Asians in the U.S—a Story: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Diego Javier Luis, assistant professor of Latin American history at Tufts University, examines the history...

AAUP Report Finds ‘Well-Funded’ Right-Wing Attacks on Higher Ed

More than 150 bills designed to “undermine academic freedom and university autonomy” were introduced in 35 state legislatures across the...
A photo illustration containing some recommendations from a draft report by a North Dakota State Board of Higher Education committee.

Tenure Under Fire—Again—in North Dakota

Republican lawmakers and a university president pushed a bill last year that would diminish faculty job protections at two institutions. It failed by a hair, but the State Board of Higher Education has taken up the mantle.

New College of Florida Threatens to Withhold Protesters’ Diplomas

New College of Florida president Richard Corcoran is threatening to withhold the degrees of students who protested at the college’s...
The Louisiana statehouse, an elderly couple, a piggy bank and a clock

New Retirement Benefits a ‘Massive Win’ for Employees

Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill to give faculty and staff more time to choose a retirement plan. They hope it will help keep “the best and brightest” in state.

A man in a yellow vest and hard hat examines a machine.

A ‘Great Misalignment’ Between Credentials and Jobs

Many future jobs won’t require a bachelor’s degree, according to a new report. But institutions aren’t offering credentials in the right fields to meet labor market demand.