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‘Weaponizing Antisemitism’: Campus Speech Under Siege
Provosts agree antisemitism in higher education is a problem, but they largely object to recent federal investigations into campus speech climates—which experts warn could hurt, not help, Jewish students.
Scaling Up: Expanding Basic Needs Support for Students
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ basic needs pantry started as a student project. Now it’s a campuswide intervention for all types of students.
HBCUs Lock Down in Response to ‘Terroristic’ Threats
At least seven historically Black institutions in five states investigated threats of violence, evoking memories of the wave of bomb threats that shook HBCUs in 2022.
Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future
The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.
Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions
Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll.
Record-Breaking Gifts for Georgia Tech, Colby College
The Key Podcast: StoryCorps Wants Students to See the Humanity in Other People
NIH Cuts Mean Job Losses in College Towns
New report from the Brookings Institution shows that National Institutes of Health funding increases can boost labor markets in college towns. But if Trump’s proposed budget cuts takes effect, some will lose thousands of jobs.