- NEWS BRIEFS: SC State U Cancels Grad Address of Trump-Supporting Gubernatorial Candidate
- NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Tech Restrictiveness Strikes Again, This Time Regarding Topics that Students Can’t Research
- NEWS BRIEFS: U.S. Department of Education Brings Its Culture War to Smith College
- NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Prof’s Graduation Address Stirs Controversy
- NEWS BRIEFS: Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Ramaswamy (R) Recommends Closing “Struggling” State Universities
- NEWS BRIEFS: Income Standard Proposal by Trump Administration Asks Colleges/Universities to Pass Student Earning Test or Else
- NEWS BRIEFS: Republican Anti-Higher Ed Campaign Spreads to Michigan, Michigan and Michigan State Targeted
- NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Group Joins Suit Against Trump Administration, Claiming Discriminatory Practices in Federal Contracting
- NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Dems Select Sitting MSU Board Members for Slots on November’s Statewide Ballot
- NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Regent With History of Confrontation, Disruption, and Partisanship Loses Re-Election Quest
PERSPECTIVES: Speak Out? The “Politics of Politics” is Dicey
Commenting on “external matters” (language from the University of Illinois) tells you all you need to do about what can happen when departments dive into, well, “external matters.” IHE’s Colleen Flaherty found that “university guidance generally urges caution, citing academic freedom risks.” Read her analysis here.
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