673 professors at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) have signed an open letter saying that two education bills in the state legislature “violate the principles of academic freedom and shared governance.” Read more

The number of attempts to sanction scholars for Constitutionally protected speech shot up over the past several years, according to a report recently released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Read more

Farah Karim-Cooper – one of the UK’s few ethnic minority Shakespeare professors – reflects on being an outsider in a discipline not known for its non-white faces and ponders how diversity can be improved Read more

Dozens of state leaders representing Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) packed the Legislative Office Building on Monday to air their dissent of an approved budget that would lead to more than 650 full-time faculty and staff layoffs, axe 3,000 part-time positions and raise the possibility of potential college closures. Read more

Bartholomew Murphy, a senior studying political science and minoring in legal and leadership studies, recently came out victorious in an SGA senatorial election at the University of Maine (UMaine). He considers himself a conservative and has learned key skills from the Leadership Institute. Read more

A high school student in Louisiana has received more than $9m in scholarship offers, an amount that leaves him at least close to clinching what is believed to be a US record. Read more

As deeply motivated faculty may be about research or molding the young minds of America, it can be difficult to stay motivated when they don’t feel like their salary matches their passion. As squeamish as it can feel to speak about salary with colleagues, a new report dispels the elephant in the room. Read more

“Our challenge is to both inspire students and enforce that you cannot let ChatGPT determine you.” That according to Abner Chou, president of The Master’s University, who told The College Fix in an interview his institution’s scholars are actively working to analyze the use of ChatGPT through a Christian ethic. Read more

Lewis University and St. Augustine College of Chicago have announced plans to move forward with a merger. SAC will become part of Lewis, pending approval from the Higher Learning Commission, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education. Read more

Georgetown University’s Center for Multicultural Equity & Access released a university-wide announcement inviting graduating seniors to attend separate Multicultural Graduation Ceremonies on May 18 as "a way to bring students of color together for a final ceremony.” Read more