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Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech

Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech

(TEMPE, AZ) Texas Tech University, a public university in Lubbock, announced in April 2026 that its five schools would phase out all academic credentials centered on sexual orientation or gender identity. The new policy, detailed in a six-page memo on April 9, also requires instructors to use “alternate materials”

Estee Aiken picked to be next chancellor at University of Montana Western

The current interim provost at the University of Montana Western will become the university’s next chancellor upon approval from the Montana Board of Regents, state Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian announced Thursday. Estee Aiken has served as the interim provost and vice chancellor at UM Western since December.

Trump administration’s lawsuits against Harvard and UCLA have roots in a decades-old fight over civil rights law

Trump administration’s lawsuits against Harvard and UCLA have roots in a decades-old fight over civil rights law

(BUFFALO, NY) The Department of Justice announced in March 2026 that it is suing Harvard University and the University of California, Los Angeles. The lawsuits allege that both universities failed to adequately address antisemitism on campus, violating students’ civil rights. These cases follow earlier efforts by the Trump administration in

Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management

(EAST LANSING, MICH.) Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I imagine that my role as a research dean at a medical school would be taken over by navigating chaotic grant terminations and delays of federal research funding,

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead

(BALTIMORE) In October 2025, the Trump administration made a controversial proposal to nine major colleges and universities, including Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia. The administration offered them a deal: If they agreed to adopt certain policy changes, such as revising admissions and hiring practices, they would receive advantages

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Yale University, Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles are among the schools that have recently placed professors on leave, seen faculty resign or made other changes over faculty members’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The University of Arizona, for example, canceled a science conference scheduled for April 2026,

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

I was labeled physically disabled when I left the hospital after having back surgery at the age of 12. Within six weeks, I was back in middle school. Today, I am thriving at MSU and enjoying activities such as hiking, fishing and digging up dinosaurs, with my only accommodation being