Three out of five faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth are on “term” contracts. The university has stopped offering them three-year contracts. Read more

Seven members of the University of Wyoming Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are suing after the chapter admitted a 21-year-old biological male who identifies as female. Read more

A misinformed rush to churn out employable graduates combined with a zero-sum budgeting approach is denuding other departments Read more

Some students at Duke University want to see the namesake of their residence hall canceled due to his past support for the Confederacy and his ownership of slaves. Read more

A group of undocumented students and legal scholars are arguing that the University of California system legally can and should employ these students on their campuses. Read more

While many universities are proud to talk about how they fight climate change, some also invest in and accept donations from the same oil companies that drive global warming. Experts and students are calling those schools hypocritical and are demanding change. Read more

The University of Oxford will cut its ties with the Sackler family, whose wealth came from addictive opioid drugs, removing the family’s name from buildings, galleries and positions funded through their donations. Read more

A group of law students want to see “fossil fuel lawyers” prevented from “serving in law school governance” or teaching classes. Read more

To capitalize on the benefits of paid internships, two university systems have created funds to support students who might not otherwise seek such opportunities. Read more

While phishing attempts could once be easily detected by grammatical and spelling errors and an awkward tone, communication written by ChatGPT appears more natural and, by extension, easier to trust. Read more