- NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Proposal Would Have Major Athletic Schools Pay Players Directly
- NEWS BRIEFS: Believing Anti-Semitism is Fostered on Campus, U.S. House Committee Calls University Presidents to Washington
- NEWS BRIEFS: Financial Threat to IU Real Even Though Some Faculty Believe Claims are “Exaggerated, Inaccurate”
- NEWS BRIEFS: U of California President Proposes “Viewpoint-Neutral” History Perspective, Faculty Push Back
- NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State U Presidential Finalist Defers Meeting with Campus Constituents
- NEWS BRIEFS: Say What?! “DEI is a Fraud and What We’re Seeing on Campuses is Proof of That”
- NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Faculty Group Offers Alternative Budget Management Plan, Starting Where It Should WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS
- NEWS BRIEFS: Same Old Tune as SUNY Potsdam Cuts Are Predominantly Humanities Programs
- NEWS BRIEFS: In Battle Over DEI Cuts, Wisconsin Legislature Seeks to Withhold Already Approved Faculty Salary Increases
- NEWS BRIEFS: U.S. Education Department Levies Historic Fine, But Was It Justified?
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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