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University Says It Won’t Charge for Textbooks. Professors Ask How.
West Texas A&M's Faculty Senate voted no confidence in its president last spring, partly for his talk of a “textbook-free” campus. Now he's doubling down.
WVU Faculty to Consider Vote of No Confidence in Gee
West Virginia University faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in President Gordon Gee and...
California Drops Effort to Bar Professor as Expert Witness
the California Department of Education is no longer threatening to fine a Stanford University K-12 researcher $50,000 and cut off...
Book on Princeton Syllabus Sparks Conflict
University leaders are fielding demands to remove a book, deemed antisemitic by some and a legitimate criticism of Israel by others, from a course syllabus.
SUNY Fredonia Fights to Keep Controversial Professor Off Campus
The tenured professor was barred from campus after his contentious comments on pedophilia prompted public outrage. He filed suit arguing that his First Amendment Rights were violated.
California 2-Year Instructors Sue Over Diversity Rules
Six faculty members sued California’s community college system leaders and others Thursday to overturn new diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility...
Boston U Hires Outgoing Harvard Misinformation Researcher
Boston University announced Wednesday that it has hired Joan Donovan, the internet misinformation and disinformation researcher whose exit from Harvard...
The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader
The dishonesty of Kathy Banks related to a failed hire ultimately ended her presidency at Texas A&M. But tensions over her leadership had simmered for nearly two years.