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Louisville Board Overhaul Blocked
Kentucky's governor improperly served as "judge, jury and executioner" in abolishing University of Louisville's Board of Trustees, a state court finds.
When Conference Speakers Offend
After controversial remarks about reproduction at one conference and gay people at another, scholarly groups consider whether they have an obligation to apologize for what was said or whether doing so constitutes censorship.
Constraints on Chinese Campuses
U.S. Government Accountability Office examines American universities’ policies and practices on academic and other freedoms for their educational programs in China.
Collision Course
The lockout at Long Island University reflects the widening gap between college administrators and faculty members, even as today’s complex and challenging environment calls for renewed collaboration, writes Richard A. Greenwald.
Scaling Up High-Impact Instruction
New series of grants seek to help institutions embed Reacting to the Past and other high-impact teaching practices in the undergraduate curriculum.
Truth or Consequences
In Deciding What’s True, Lucas Graves traces how media outlets’ internal fact-checking has morphed into something almost antithetical: the very public evaluation of factual assertions made by politicians and other news figures, writes Scott McLemee.
'The Political Economy of Higher Education Finance'
Author discusses his new book on the politics of tuition policies in OECD countries.
Presidential Vetoes and Tenure
Gatekeeper or rubber stamp? Recent tenure denial raises questions about a president's role in tenure decisions.