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Has Chapel Hill’s ‘Civic Life’ School Become a Conservative Center?
Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.
Cornell Interim President Accused of Violating Academic Freedom After Email Leaks
A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared.
Penn State Built a Second Law School. Now, It’s Going Back to One.
The university built a $60 million law building on its flagship campus. Now it’ll serve as a branch of a law school 80 miles away.
Author of Retracted Superconductor Articles Leaves U of Rochester
The Jobs of Faculty Governance
Peter Eckel breaks down the discrete jobs that make up effective faculty governance.
Texas A&M Cuts Programs Amid Political Pressure
The flagship is eliminating dozens of programs, including an LGBTQ studies minor that a conservative lawmaker has criticized. He says he’ll soon target other institutions.
Michigan Faculty Censure Regents Over Protest Response
Arizona Budget Woes Still Loom Large One Year Later
The University of Arizona shed hundreds of jobs, replaced leaders and slashed budgets in an effort to shave $100 million off a major shortfall announced one year ago.