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It’s Been More Than 50 Years Since the AAUP Revised Its Statement on Academic Freedom
With faculty facing new threats in the age of Trump, it’s time to revisit the AAUP’s seminal statement, Austin Sarat writes.
3 Questions for Senior Learning Designer Heather Hans
Career adventures in nonfaculty-educator land.
Divided We Fall
To effectively confront external threats to higher ed, campus leaders will need to address an internal one: the faculty-administration divide, Adrianna Kezar and Susan Elrod write.
12 Steps for Responding to a Tenure Denial
Have hope—but also know the odds are stacked against you, John M. LaVelle writes.
Worries of Racial Discrimination on a Campus Where 4 of 5 Students Are White
It seems implausible that collegians in the minority have enough power to routinely and unlawfully discriminate against their peers who comprise the majority.
The Gray Zone
Part of the reason the public hasn’t rallied to our side is that after years of being directly insulted, as they see it, they don’t mind seeing some payback.
Censorship at Northwestern Gets Worse, 10 Years After Alice Dreger’s Resignation
Looking back at the Dreger resignation a decade ago, it’s hard to feel optimistic, because censorship on campus is even worse today.
George Mason Must Not Comply With the Government’s Demands
If the institution accepts the Office for Civil Rights’ findings, it will not just damage the college’s reputation, it will make all of higher education more vulnerable, says James Finkelstein.