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The Question Haunting That Humanities Report
A new report criticizes a turn toward politicized scholarship in the humanities. But could it be that a more diverse academy is asking different questions?
Arbitrator Orders Western Illinois to Reinstate Fired Librarians
Western Illinois University’s decision in 2024 to lay off 11 employees violated the university’s collective bargaining agreement with a faculty...
IU Professor Investigated for Graphic About White Supremacy Loses Job
A lecturer at Indiana University who was investigated last year over a graphic about white supremacy learned this week that...
Cited Professors Say the Vanderbilt Report Misrepresents Their Work
The report on the state of humanities scholarship has generated a lot of debate in academic circles and received backlash from the leading anthropology association.
AAUP Investigating Academic Freedom, Shared Governance Across Texas Colleges
An American Association of University Professors committee is investigating academic freedom and shared governance violations across Texas, where public university...
More Medical Schools, Examiners Embrace RFK Jr.’s Nutrition Push
At a news conference Monday, Kennedy insisted that the nutrition education pledges were voluntary and that there “was no coercion or pressure from my agency.”
Professor Put on Leave for Assigning Case Study That Mentions Palestinians
The provost claims that the professor’s actions “threaten immediate harm” to students or the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community.
Following Law, Louisiana Colleges Post Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Louisiana higher ed systems say their institutions are posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms, following orders from Republican lawmakers. A...