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Lawyer: UT Austin Fired Lecturer Involved in Pro-Palestinian Protest
A lawyer representing a University of Texas at Austin lecturer says the institution fired his client Wednesday. A state trooper...
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2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback
Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after an unusual intervention by Glenn Youngkin and last-minute actions by board members.
UC Berkeley Investigates Pro-Palestinian Dinner Protest Fracas
The University of California, Berkeley, is investigating whether a law professor harassed a Muslim student when the student interrupted a...
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...
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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.
![A photo of police officers in helmets trying to break up a group of protesters who have locked arms with one another.](https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2024-04/Bloomington_GettyImages-2149760658.jpg?itok=46sYkw4z)
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.
U of Kansas Faculty Members Unionize in Lopsided Vote
University of Kansas faculty members have unionized, in an 850-to-132 vote. The new United Academics of the University of Kansas...
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements
The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.
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