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Lawmakers Ask for Clarity on FAFSA Launch
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Department of Education to offer “clear guidance and communication” to...
![A photograph of Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of communication studies at California State University, San Bernardino, standing with duct tape on her mouth. Her head is covered and she wears a kaffiyeh around her neck.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-11/Speaker_canceled_palestine_01_7.jpg?itok=yxx2zW6Y)
Palestinian Communication Professor Says She’s Been Censored Again
For a second time, Ahlam Muhtaseb, of California State University, San Bernardino, lost an opportunity to share her message due to concerns over her using the word “genocide.” This time, she says, she didn’t even use it.
![Harvard president Claudine Gay, a Black woman wearing black-framed glasses, at a congressional hearing in December.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1833207451%282%29.jpg?itok=1NRzx-g0)
Harvard Board Backs President, Despite Mounting Woes
Allegations that Claudine Gay plagiarized parts of her thesis—a charge she denies—have not deterred the board’s support for her presidency.
![Headshots of Bobby Scott and Virginia Foxx combined in one image](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/foxx_scott_edu_committiee.jpg?itok=gg7BF7SI)
Bipartisan Progress on Pell Grant Expansion, but Hurdles Remain
The House wants to expand the Pell Grant to shorter career training programs. To pay for it, a new bill would cut off federal student loans to the nation’s wealthiest private colleges, starting in July.
Russia Seeks to Arrest CUNY Professor, ‘New Yorker’ Writer
Russia has placed a new distinguished professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of...
![A state capitol building lit up at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1068583426.jpg?itok=6EgtjvC4)
Fallout From Wisconsin System’s Failed Deal
A six-month standoff between the Universities of Wisconsin and Republican state legislators appeared to be drawing to an end last...
N.Y. Legislation Seeks End to 2 Institutions’ Tax Exemptions
New York lawmakers are slated to introduce a bill that would impose property taxes on Columbia University and New York...
![From left to right, Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, Elizabeth Magill, now former president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee last week on the issue of antisemitism on campuses. In the photo of the hearing, Gay, in the foreground, is speaking.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1833206910.jpg?itok=244povFC)
Opinion
Lessons on Moral Clarity From the Antisemitism Hearing
The presidents’ answers were not so much wrong as they were deaf to the moral imperatives of the moment, Karl Schonberg writes.
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