Oxford University appoints UK’s first professor of LGBTQ+ history
The renowned cultural historian Matt Cook is to become the UK’s first fully endowed professor of LGBTQ+ history in a newly created post at Mansfield College, Oxford. Read more
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New Florida law forces universities to vastly expand Constitutional curriculum, civic literacy
Florida’s three largest universities must vastly expand their instruction on constitutional principles under a new law recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Read more
Public Lifelines for Private Colleges
A new state loan program for struggling private colleges will likely save Birmingham-Southern College from closure. But experts don’t expect similar efforts to catch on. Read more
Utah district bans The Bible for thousands of students due to ‘vulgarity’
In the Bible, Jesus says “Let the children come to me” — but parents and teachers in the US state of Utah have decided it’ll have to wait until high school. Read more
Association of American Universities welcomes six new members
Universities celebrate being invited to join elite network of research-intensive institutions Read more
‘There’s spitting, foul language’: the reality of working in a college in badly behaved Britain
The pandemic shrank the world for many students. Now, anything unfamiliar prompts either anxiety or aggression Read more
Instructor displays ‘Understanding Christian Privilege’ bulletin board
A lecturer of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Charmayne "Charli" Champion-Shaw, created a campus hallway display entitled, “Understanding Christian Privilege,” which was showcased from at least October through the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Read more
University of Wyoming research faces allegations of falsification, animal abuse
Extensive federally funded research undertaken at the University of Wyoming faces allegations of falsification and animal abuse conducted by a former employee who has since returned to China. Read more
A ‘Bold’ Approach to Community College Funding
Texas community college leaders and advocates eagerly await a new outcomes-based funding model for their institutions. Read more
Nazareth College becomes Nazareth University
Nazareth is the latest in a string of former colleges in New York to transition to university status since the state Board of Regents changed its definition of the types of higher education institutions that can claim the designation. Read more
