Harvard’s President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning
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Harvard’s President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning

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[ad_1] In a recent podcast, Harvard president Alan Garber said some things about teaching that I found at best odd, and at worse pretty much nonsense, because…

Reflections of a Former Presidential Spouse (opinion)
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Reflections of a Former Presidential Spouse (opinion)

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[ad_1] In August, Denise A. Battles stepped down after 10-plus years as president of the State University of New York at Geneseo to take a position with…

Fixing Discrimination in Faculty Hiring Starts With Data
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Fixing Discrimination in Faculty Hiring Starts With Data

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[ad_1] Chad M. Topaz’s critique of the Faculty Merit Act, drafted by the National Association of Scholars, itself embodies another ill of the academy—the conflation of activism…

Amid Criticism From Lawmakers, Arkansas Rescinds Dean Offer
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Amid Criticism From Lawmakers, Arkansas Rescinds Dean Offer

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[ad_1] Emily Suski, an associate dean at the University of South Carolina law school, was supposed to assume her new role as dean of the University of…

Let’s Level the Playing Field for Singles in Higher Ed
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Let’s Level the Playing Field for Singles in Higher Ed

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[ad_1] To the editor: I appreciate Dr. Tanglen’s willingness to be vulnerable in her experience in regarding singlehood in her piece “All the Single Leaders” (published Jan.…

Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless (opinion)
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Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless (opinion)

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[ad_1] A recent op-ed by David Randall, executive director of the Civics Alliance and director of research at the National Association of Scholars, argues that faculty hiring…

Students Should Insure an Investment as Important as College
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Students Should Insure an Investment as Important as College

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[ad_1] To the editor: We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the recent opinion essay, "Degrees of Uncertainty" (Dec. 15, 2025). The author raises important questions about rising…

State Lawmakers Enacted 21 Censorship Bills in 2025
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State Lawmakers Enacted 21 Censorship Bills in 2025

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[ad_1] Fourteen of last year’s 21 enacted bills contain gag orders, which PEN defines as direct censorship. Last year was a record-setting one for education censorship; more…

AUSA Apologizes for Deporting Babson College Student
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AUSA Apologizes for Deporting Babson College Student

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[ad_1] The student was originally detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Thanksgiving. Lawrey/iStock/Getty Images Plus An assistant U.S. attorney apologized Tuesday on behalf of the Trump…

Fall Enrollment Increased 1%, International Students Declined
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Fall Enrollment Increased 1%, International Students Declined

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[ad_1] Community college enrollment increased by 3 percent, the highest of any type of institution. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | gmc3101/iStock/Getty Images Last year…