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MIT Will Stop Asking Faculty Applicants for Diversity Statements

Massachusetts Institute of Technology departments will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of applications for faculty positions, the...
FAMU admin hold large donor check

A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism

Florida A&M celebrated a massive gift from a little-known donor announced at its commencement. But the lack of information about Gregory Gerami and his company has seeded doubts.

Roman Catholic Colleges in Iowa Explore ‘Strategic Combination’

St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy Universities, two Roman Catholic institutions that lie about 80 miles apart from each other in...
A photograph of an officer in riot gear arresting a protester in the pro-Palestinian campus encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles..

Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?

Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.

Northland Will Stay Open Thanks to ‘Transformational Gifts’

After threatening to close unless it could raise a whopping $12 million in a matter of weeks, Northland College announced...
An academic building reads Piedmont Virginia Community College against a blue sky.

Virginia County Defunds Community College Over SJP Film Screening

After Students for Justice in Palestine showed a movie on campus at Piedmont Virginia Community College, a local county suspended funding for the college.

A photo of police officers in helmets trying to break up a group of protesters who have locked arms with one another.

As Police Clear Encampments, Professors Arrested Along With Students

Videos have gone viral of faculty members being taken to the ground, zip-tied, and led away by police.

President Joe Biden stands at a podium with an American flag in the background.

Morehouse Students, Faculty Object to Biden as Commencement Speaker

Some students, professors and alumni say Morehouse leaders should disinvite President Biden from graduation as a stand against his ongoing support for Israel.