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Iowa’s Higher Ed Overhaul Bills Mostly Fizzled. State Regents May Act Instead.
The House launched a wave of controversial legislation earlier this year that never made it through the Senate. But familiar-looking policy proposals emerged from the board overseeing public universities.
Federal Judge Restores Millions in NEH Grants
How a Professor Turned His Firing Into a Nationwide Fight for Academic Freedom
Tom Alter was fired from his tenured job at Texas State last fall in what free speech advocates call an egregious violation of First Amendment rights. He took his case on tour, advancing faculty organizing and solidarity at each stop.
The Self-Declared Pseudosabbatical
By treating breaks in the academic calendar more intentionally, faculty can carve out informal periods of time away between once-every-seven-years sabbaticals.
UW System Will Give Raises to Faculty in ‘High-Demand’ Fields
Frankencitations Ravage the Academic Countryside
An interview with an academic who has seen their impact up close and personal.
Beyond Coddling and Canceling
We can, and should, empathize with students’ trauma. But we shouldn’t validate desires to shield them from discomforting course content.
