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The explosive letter the Trump administration sent to Columbia University on Thursday night included an unusual demand: that the department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies be placed on academic receivership. Read more
Following the example of federal agencies, some campuses are coming up with lists of keywords to purge their webpages and courses of DEI content. Read more
Students spiked their visa paperwork to bolster their chances next time around, new data suggests Read more
Confirmed this week, all colleges and universities in the United States have dropped their COVID-19 vaccine mandates following President Donald Trump’s executive order on the issue, according to a group tracking the mandates. Read more
Calling the U.S. Department of Education a “critical federal agency that ensures tens of millions of students receive a quality education and critical resources,” 21 states sued the Trump administration Thursday over this week’s mass layoffs at the agency and the president’s plans to shut it down. Read more
The publication process in social science is broken. Articles in prestigious journals use flawed data, employ questionable research practices, and reach illogical conclusions. Read more
Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space on a collision course with our planet. Read more
The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins. Read more
New research links anti-pluralist leaders with declining academic freedom, warning of ‘dire consequences’ for academia Read more
Hunter College in New York is reworking its “Palestinian Studies” job posting after an order from the governor. Read more
