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Utah Lawmakers Flex Their Power Over Public Universities

In the past two years, the Republican-controlled Legislature has weakened tenure, restricted pride flags at universities, overhauled gen ed at one university and pushed institutions to reallocate funding. Some faculty say their roles are being undermined.

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Opinion

Why First-Year Comp Classes Give Me Hope

Imagine the kinds of critical thinkers we could graduate if we put expository writing courses at the center of the curriculum, Deborah Lindsay Williams writes.

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Opinion

3 Laws for Curriculum Design in an AI Age

Anoshua Chaudhuri and Jennifer Trainor offer a framework for curricular decisions.

Court Revives Suit by Professor Who Defended Math Standards

A federal appeals court has revived a tenured math professor’s First Amendment lawsuit that was dismissed in 2023. In 2021...
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GOP State Lawmakers Targeting DEI and Tenure Again

Even before Trump’s return, Republican legislators in some states were rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The campaign continues in current legislative sessions.

Citing Trump Order, UNC System Ends DEI Course Requirements

North Carolina’s four-year public universities can no longer have in their general education requirements any mandated “course credits related to...
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As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance

While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”

San Francisco State to Require Climate Justice Coursework

San Francisco State University will soon require all incoming students to take a climate justice course, KQED, San Francisco’s NPR...