Why Emporia State Axed 33 Employees
Emporia State cut tenured faculty as part of a controversial workforce-management policy. Officials promise a reinvestment of resources, but critics distrust leadership and fear the worst. Read more
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Univesity of Virginia reverses decision to raise tuition, offers one-time credit to students
The University of Virginia will issue a singular $690 credit to undergraduate state residents for the 2022-2023 academic year to reverse its tuition increase announced last December. Read more
Coming back from burnout: ‘every academic has a story to tell’
Author hopes her experiences battling burnout as an academic can inspire others to find ways to cope Read more
Yeshiva University puts all student club activities on hold
New York’s Yeshiva University announced Friday that it would put all undergraduate club activities on hold, days after losing a bid to have the US Supreme Court block a court order that requires the university to recognize an LGBTQ student club, an attorney for the club said. Read more
U of Kansas Can’t Ban Handguns Around Combustibles
The University of Kansas may not ban handguns, even where combustible materials such as rocket fuel are stored, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. Read more
Pro-abortion student blames ‘capitalism,’ ‘patriarchy’ for Roe v. Wade’s demise
Pro-life and pro-choice students clashed at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) University Center mall on Sept. 7 in response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Read more
‘Rapid acceleration’ in US school book censorship leads to 2,500 bans in a year
There is a “rapid acceleration” of book censorship occurring across the US, with more than 2,500 different book bans taking place over the past school year, a new report has found. Read more
Emporia State will cut dozens of faculty and staff positions in university restructure
In what university officials acknowledge will be deeply unpopular cuts, Emporia State University will begin a process of sweeping changes to the university’s program offerings after receiving the all-clear from the Kansas Board of Regents. Read more
A women’s College goes Coed, and ‘chaos ensues’
Notre Dame of Maryland University abruptly announced it would begin admitting male undergraduates next fall to combat enrollment declines. Backlash from students and alumnae was swift. Read more
Rise of Swedish right tipped to turn off international scholars
Voters have granted the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party national influence for the first time, raising concerns for universities already tied up in red tape over international recruitment. Read more
