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Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.

Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future

The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.

A photo of a hand holding a magnifying glass over an Israeli flag.
Opinion

AAUP Should Rethink Stance on Israel, Antisemitism

The AAUP’s leaders should focus on academic freedom rather than criticize U.S. military aid to Israel or minimize concerns about campus antisemitism, Miriam Elman and Mark G. Yudof write.

The words "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" are offset against a blue background.
Opinion

What Do DEI Moderates Stand For?

A recent Inside Higher Ed piece prompts MK Lamkin to ask what a “moderate” approach to DEI might look like.

Mother walking toward a childcare center with two children in the early morning on a college campus.

Helping Student Parents Overcome Financial Fragility

Data from Trellis Strategies finds that college students who have caregiving responsibilities are also more likely than their peers to work full-time and lack basic needs.

A student wearing a backpack walks on Clemson University's campus

Clemson Ends Several Faculty and Staff Affinity Commissions

Clemson University is scrapping a number of faculty and staff commissions that were set up to advise university leaders about...
A campus shot of Texas Tech University and a portrait of Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton.

He Neutered Faculty Senates. Now He’s Set to Be a Chancellor.

Brandon Creighton authored sweeping conservative higher ed legislation over the past few years. For the Texas Tech system board, that makes him an ideal leader.

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Ohio State Bans Most Land Acknowledgments

The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to eliminate any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

President Trump speaks at a podium while Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on, smiling, in a photo taken in February in the Oval Office.
Opinion

Let’s Talk About Proxies and Admission

The ultimate target of the administration’s scrutiny of college admission may be holistic review, Jim Jump writes.