A stealthier wave of censorship campaigns is hitting college campuses as lawmakers in some states move to restrict academic freedom beyond “educational gag orders” enacted in recent years, a new report warns. Read more

TechScape’s new writer, why a $60k-a-year middle school banned tech for a week, and how to opt out of AI training Read more

Northwestern University has cut its ties to a controversial Qatari news group, Campus Reform recently learned. Read more

As the 2024 election approaches, a “social justice” organization in Washington State is making efforts to increase voter engagement by leveraging the federal work-study program. Read more

Dozens of faculty members and grad student workers have faced discipline from colleges, universities and police since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Some have now returned to work. Others lost their jobs. Read more

More than a dozen states in the US have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of helping to drive a mental health crisis among teenagers. Read more

Flawed incentive structures for publishing scholarly work may be eroding faculty and research integrity at large, contributing to an “epidemic” of dishonesty and even cheating, says Phillip Magness, senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a think tank, and co-author of “Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education.” Read more

Highly selective universities among those struggling as Indian and Nigerian learners stay away Read more

Classroom peer pressure is a problem for any parent considering a smartphone ban for their child. Read more

Entrepreneurial-minded college and university leaders are overhauling deeply ingrained systems and frameworks to thrive in higher education’s next chapter. Amid this inflection point, entrepreneurs outside of the sector have begun offering alternative outlets to postsecondary education. The latest shining example is Marcy Lab School. Read more