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Catholic University Fires Instructor Over ‘Abortion Doula’ Speaker’s Comments
The instructor was fired after a doula spoke in her class about clients having abortions. Antiabortion activists celebrated, while academic freedom advocates were horrified.
California State Union Approves Tentative Deal, Despite Dissent
Members of the union representing roughly 29,000 California State University faculty members, librarians and others have approved the tentative agreement...
Kentucky University Leaders Defend Diversity, in Differing Ways
The leaders of Kentucky’s two largest public universities have, with differing degrees of directness, spoken out in recent days about...
Opinion
What’s Lost in Dismantling DEI Offices
Colleges should back up their diversity commitments in their organizational structures, Eugene T. Parker III writes.
Scholarly Groups Choose Between Speech and Silence on War
In the continuing debate over when, and how, higher education entities should comment on political issues like the Israel-Hamas war, disciplinary associations have received less attention.
U of Colorado Settles Professor’s Retaliation Suit
The University of Colorado at Boulder has settled a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit that one of its law professors filed...
A Rabbi Walks Into a Christian University
Belmont University’s new hire signals ramped-up support for Jewish students. Other Christian universities are also increasingly embracing students of other faiths.
AAUP Joins Labor Union Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
“We cannot bomb our way to peace,” the statement from the association of professors says.