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The Texas Capitol building looms behind a statue of a man on a horse with a gun.

Texas Tenure, Anti-DEI Bills Near Passage—or Death

As Texas’ legislative session comes to a close this weekend, bills that would affect tenure and ban what lawmakers consider diversity, equity and inclusion programs are still pending.

Adjunct Fired, Threatens Reporter With Machete

Hunter College has fired an adjunct who disrupted the activities of an antiabortion group on campus and who threatened a...
Ron DeSantis stands at a lectern that says "Florida The Education State," with the state flag behind him.

AAUP Calls to Fight ‘Tooth and Nail’ in Florida

“Florida’s public colleges and universities currently face a politically and ideologically driven assault unparalleled in U.S. history,” a preliminary report says.

Nate Johnson, founder of FreeWriters, and three incarcerated students in orange uniforms stand around a table covered in papers.

A ‘Neglected Population’

While college-in-prison programs are poised to expand, some educators and advocates worry prospective students in jails are getting left behind.

A group of students links arms wearing red graduation stoles.

Scaling Up: Kessler Scholars Collaborative Grows Footprint

The first-generation support and scholarship program will launch its first cohorts of students at 10 new partner institutions this fall.

A group of graduates in silhouette tosses their caps into the air against a blue sky.

Advice for the Class of 2023

Listen more than you speak. Cut yourself some slack. Don’t become numb to suffering. And please, clean up the mess your elders made. Congratulations and Godspeed to the country’s newest graduates.

Creating National Human Rights Report Cards: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: David Cingranelli, professor of political science at Binghamton University, describes one way to hold countries...