Teaching modern languages without culture will harm global relations
Aberdeen’s proposal to close language degree programmes might save money but it will impoverish international understanding Read more
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Ashland U. drops ‘prior review’ of newspaper following demand letters
The student newspaper at Ashland University won greater editorial control following the intervention of a national free speech group. Read more
University of Washington investigation discovers race was wrongly considered in faculty hire
The University of Washington found race was “inappropriately considered” in a recent faculty hire, it admitted last month. Read more
With right techniques, low reproducibility ‘not inevitable’
Combining a series of methods for boosting research reproducibility found to produce huge gains in overall success Read more
Sweden’s schools minister declares free school ‘system failure’
Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor in her plans for education reform Read more
Oklahoma public universities under scrutiny after spending $83.4 million on DEI
Oklahoma’s public universities have poured over $83.4 million into diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives over the last decade, leading critics — including some state lawmakers, conservative watchdogs and alumni — to call for DEI to be defunded in the Sooner State. Read more
A Higher Ed ‘Enhancement’ That Few Can Get Behind?
Proposed legislation that would ostensibly revamp Ohio’s public higher education system is so highly contested that observers doubt it will pass anytime soon, even after repeated modifications. Read more
Board member resigns from Columbia over university’s ‘moral cowardice’: report
Henry Swieca accuses the Ivy League institution of being 'significantly compromised by a moral cowardice that appears beyond repair.' Read more
Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate
Consul Yuval Donio-Gideon objected to course at Bard College but president says institution ‘stood up for academic freedom’ Read more
As sparks continue to fly on campuses, how can colleges uphold free speech?
Ideological clashes over the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses aren’t going anywhere. In fact, it has invited the broader community of donors, alumni and policymakers to direct higher education leaders on how to respond. Colleges and universities everywhere are being forced to balance two foundational pillars amid continuing protests: upholding campuses as a sacred space for free speech and the need to keep students safe. Read more
