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Report: Faculty Fear Backlash for Free Speech
A new survey and report conclude that faculty members generally oppose punishing free speech but fear ramifications for using that right themselves. Others question the methodology.
University of California System Bans Fully Online Degrees
The 10-campus system closes a loophole that could have let undergraduates piece together a degree. Experts and some inside the system say that in justifying its decision, UC perpetuated outdated claims about online learning.
DeSantis Higher Ed Bill Heads for the Legislature
Florida governor Ron DeSantis promised major reforms for higher education last month. Now a bill looks to turn those aims into law.
Opinion
A Tale of 2 Rons
In waging war on higher education, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is following a playbook written by Ronald Reagan in California, Ethan W. Ris writes.
An Expanded Faculty Role in the Presidential Search
Pitzer College significantly widens participation for faculty, staff and students in its hunt for a new leader, overcoming concerns about candidate privacy and strengthening buy-in for the eventual choice.
A University Ends Its Faculty Senate, and Dissent Could Be Punished
Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University ended the Faculty Senate, among other changes that drew faculty criticism. Now, the university president has written a blog post mulling firing certain dissenters.