PURPOSE
CURRICULUM
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Campus Leaders Still Wary of AI
Sources
Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority
(Inside Higher Ed)
Economics professor: Higher education has adapted slowest to AI
(Iowa State Daily)
Further Reading
Why Professors Are Polarized on AI
(Inside Higher Ed)
In Show of Force, Silicon Valley Titans Pledge ‘Getting This Right’ With A.I.
(New York Times)
Some universities are ditching AI detection software amid fears students could be falsely accused of cheating by using ChatGPT
(Business Insider)
AI threatens to dethrone the 4-year college degree
(Axios)
Investing in AI not seen as top priority for campus IT leaders
(Times Higher Education)
‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
(New York Times)
The New AI Panic
(The Atlantic)
Does Sam Altman Know What He’s Doing
(The Atlantic)
An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I.
(New York Times)
AI, the Next Chapter for College Librarians
(Inside Higher Ed)
The Dept. of Ed. v. Online Learning
(Inside Higher Ed)
Biden’s AI executive order underlines need for student technology councils
(Times Higher Education)
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2U, USC Curtail Online Partnership
(Inside Higher Ed)
2U and USC part ways on most online degree programs
(Higher Ed Dive)
Is STEM Education Broken?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Can Microcredentials Bring Stop-Outs Back to College?
(Inside Higher Ed)
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Free Speech Isn’t Free—From Consequences
Sources
The Billionaire Donor Taking On His Alma Mater Over Antisemitism
(Wall Street Journal)
FBI Investigates Anti-Palestinian Message at American University
(Inside Higher Ed)
Harvard Student Groups Face Intense Backlash for Statement Calling Israel ‘Entirely Responsible’ for Hamas Attack
(Harvard Crimson)
U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?
(NPR)
Online Statements Threaten Cornell’s Jewish Students
(Inside Higher Ed)
Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University? (
New York Times)
Letter to the Harvard Board
(Wexner Foundation)
Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas
(New York Times)
Harvard Student Groups Issued an Anti-Israel Statement. CEOs Want Them Blacklisted
(CNN)
Students Losing Job Offers Over Palestinian Support
(Newsweek)
An NYU Law Student Lost Their Post-grad Job Offer over Their Statement Blaming Israel for the Hamas Attacks, Firm Says
(Business Insider)
Major US law firms call on law schools to condemn ‘antisemitism, Islamophobia’
(Reuters)
Jewish Schools to US Colleges: Don’t Recruit Students Unless You Can Guarantee Safety
(Times of Israel)
Further Reading
After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds
(New York Times)
Instructor Removed from Class as Stanford, UC Berkeley Respond to Israel-Hamas War
(San Francisco Chronicle)
A Cornell history professor apologized for calling Hamas’ attacks ‘exhilarating’ and ‘energizing.’ His actions are under review by the school
(Business Insider)
Harvard student group members doxxed after Pro-Palestine letter
(Axios)
What Do Universities Owe Their Donors?
(Inside Higher Ed)
Heightened Security and Shouting Matches Animate Pro-Palestinian ‘Day of Resistance’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Anguished Fallout From a Pro-Palestinian Letter at Harvard
(New Yorker)
NYU Law Students Say Classmate Losing Job Offer Over Pro-Hamas Statement Is ‘Violence’
(Washington Free Beacon)
Opinion: I’m a Jewish Columbia Professor. I Wouldn’t Allow my Children to Go Here Now
(CNN)
What Is Happening on College Campuses Is Not Free Speech
(NY Times)
Free Speech? Not on College Campuses.
(American Spectator)
Is a New Campus Speech Initiative For Real?
(The Martin Center)
Colleges struggle to balance free speech and student safety amid Israel-Hamas protests
(GBH News)
Israel-Hamas war stirs free-speech battles at college campuses across US
(USA Today)
To Speak at This University, You Must Agree Not to Boycott Israel
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
How a Heated Q&A on Israel and Hamas Led to a Department Chair’s Resignation
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Fear and Anger Spread on Campuses as Protesters’ Rhetoric and Actions Escalate
(Inside Higher Ed)
The Uses and Abuses of the Kalven Report
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Now Is the Time for Administrators to Embrace Neutrality
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Stop the Statement Wars
(Inside Higher Education)
When Presidents Speak Out, They Encourage Students to Do the Same
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Support for the Hamas Reveals Two Truths: DEI is a Lie and Institutional Neutrality is Essential
(NAS Minding the Campus)
Critics say diversity statements collide with merit and free speech. Should they be replaced?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Grievance Training
(City Journal)
How DEI Inspires Jew Hatred
(City Journal)
ACLU Urges Colleges Not to Investigate Pro-Palestine Student Groups
(Inside Higher Ed)
Israel-Palestine: ACLU Defends Campus Free Speech in Letter to Over 650 Colleges
(TeenVogue)
The ADL Is Defaming Palestinian Students as Terrorist Supporters
(Nation)
US rights group urges colleges to protect free speech amid Israel-Gaza war
(Al Jezeera)
A Deep Rift Over Israel Divides Columbia’s Faculty
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Columbia University’s Double Standard for Palestinian Protests
(Nation)
Columbia Riven by Feud Over Statements and Doxing Truck
(Inside Higher Ed)
Doxxing campaign against pro-Palestinian college students ramps up
(ABC News)
Columbia Students Are Not Safe on Campus Amid ‘Pro-Terror’ Protests, Israeli Professor Warns
(NY Sun)
Sides clash as UNC-Chapel Hill protest between pro-Palestine, pro-Israel groups turns heated
(WRAL)
One of New York’s Most Vital Colleges Is Targeting Muslim Students
(Nation)
Double Standards at Princeton
(City Journal)
Harvard’s Double Standard on Free Speech
(City Journal)
Calling Out Harvard’s President
(National Review)
Harvard Is in Turmoil, Accused of ‘Losing Moral Compass,’ as Students, Big Donors, and Administrators Clash Over Student Groups’ Support for Hamas, President’s Equivocations
(NY Sun)
“One of the Worst Weeks at Harvard I’ve Ever Experienced”: The Targeting of Campus Activists
(Nation)
No, Vanderbilt Isn’t Governed By “Principled Neutrality”
(The Martin Center)
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Intolerance on Campus: Is It Time to Bring Back ‘Western Civ’?
Source
By Abandoning Civics, Colleges Helped Create the Culture Wars
(New York Times)
Further Reading
College Students: School Is Not Your Job
(New York Times)
The Value of an Education That Never Ends
(New York Times)
Cultivating Free Citizens
(City Journal)
Should US politicians be cutting humanities courses?
(Times Higher Education)
Subnational Authoritarianism and the Campaign to Control Higher Education
(Academe)
Reinventing the Humanities for Our Fragmented Time
(Inside Higher Ed)
Why Do Humanists Think They Can Save the Planet?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Campus Peril to Western Civilization
(City Journal)
The reopening of the American mind
(Financial Times)
In the Humanities, Open-Endedness Should Not Be an End in Itself
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education
(NY Times)
To Find Orthodoxy in Academia, Look to Business Schools
(Academe Blog)
Debunking Perceptions About Value of Humanities Degrees
(Inside Higher Ed)
Can Humanities Survive the Budget Cuts?
(NY Times)
4
A Panel on Biological Sex in Anthropology Is Canceled
Sources
Anthropology groups cancel all-female panel defending biological sex as ‘necessary category’
(College Fix)
Anthropology Conference Drops a Panel Defending Sex as Binary
(New York Times)
Further Reading
Male or Female: There’s Nothing In Between
(Quillette)
Professor matches LGBT adults with teens for online ‘mentoring’ without parent consent
(College Fix)
Duke’s female-only scholars program constitutes sex discrimination, civil rights watchdog says
(College Fix)
5
Dual AI-Medical Degree for Physicians
Sources
UT San Antonio launches medical degree paired with AI master’s
(Times Higher Education)
A ‘game changer’: first-ever dual-degree program in medicine and AI hopes to build a pathway for the future of healthcare
(Fortune)
Further Reading
Why Professors Are Polarized on AI
(Inside Higher Ed)
In Show of Force, Silicon Valley Titans Pledge ‘Getting This Right’ With A.I.
(New York Times)
Economics professor: Higher education has adapted slowest to AI
(Iowa State Daily)
Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority
(Inside Higher Ed)
AI threatens to dethrone the 4-year college degree
(Axios)
Using AI in admissions ‘more equitable and transparent’—study
(Times Higher Education)
Investing in AI not seen as top priority for campus IT leaders
(Times Higher Education)
Does Sam Altman Know What He’s Doing
(The Atlantic)
Researchers Say Guardrails Built Around A.I. Systems Are Not So Sturdy
(New York Times)
An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I.
(New York Times)
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Teachers Cautiously Integrate AI Into Classrooms
Sources
AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices
(EdSurge)
As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams—With High-Tech Twist
(Ed Surge)
Further Reading
Why Professors Are Polarized on AI
(Inside Higher Ed)
In Show of Force, Silicon Valley Titans Pledge ‘Getting This Right’ With A.I.
(New York Times)
Economics professor: Higher education has adapted slowest to AI
(Iowa State Daily)
Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority
(Inside Higher Ed)
AI threatens to dethrone the 4-year college degree
(Axios)
UT San Antonio launches medical degree paired with AI master’s
(Times Higher Education)
As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams—With High-Tech Twist
(EdSurge)
AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices
(EdSurge)
Using AI in admissions ‘more equitable and transparent’—study
(Times Higher Education)
Investing in AI not seen as top priority for campus IT leaders
(Times Higher Education)
‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
(New York Times)
Can You Hide a Child’s Face From A.I.?
(New York Times)
An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I.
(New York Times)
COMMUNITY
7
College Presidents and the New Campus Culture War
Sources
Harvard Student Groups Face Intense Backlash for Statement Calling Israel ‘Entirely Responsible’ for Hamas Attack
(Harvard Crimson)
War in the Middle East
(Harvard University, Office of the President)
A Message from President Claudine Gay
(Harvard University, Office of the President)
Following National Criticism, Harvard President Gay Condemns Hamas, Distances University from Student Groups
(Harvard Crimson)
University Leaders Search for the Right Words amid Israel-Gaza War
(Washington Post)
Colleges Draw Criticism for Slow Response to Hamas Attacks
(Inside Higher Ed)
Amid Firestorm Over Statements on Israel, Some Presidents Criticize Their Counterparts
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education
(New York Times)
Letter: Thousands Speak Out: ‘We as Students Are Sickened by the Actions of Hamas’
(New York Times)
At Harvard, a Battle Over What Should Be Said About the Hamas Attacks
(New York Times)
The Wisdom of the University of Chicago’s ‘Kalven Report’
(Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression)
Universities Should Adopt Institutional Neutrality
(Heterodox Academy)
How Universities Have Entered the Dialogue on the Hamas-Israel Conflict
(University Business)
The Laws of Campus Culture War
(New York Times)
Columbia Closes Campus as Israel-Hamas War Protests Erupt
(New York Times)
What Is Happening on College Campuses Is Not Free Speech
(New York Times)
Cornell Student Arrested Over Posts Threatening Jewish Students On Campus
(Forbes)
Further Reading
After Antisemitic Attacks, Colleges Debate What Kind of Speech Is Out of Bounds
(New York Times)
Here’s What Colleges Are, and Aren’t, Saying About the Israel-Hamas War
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Lack of Clarity and Courage in Higher Education
(*Some Assembly Required)
Students for Pogroms in Israel
(The Atlantic)
Universities to Jewish Students: You’re On Your Own
(City Journal)
It Can Happen at Harvard
(The Spectator)
At Colleges, Violence in Israel and Gaza Ignites a War of Words
(Washington Post)
Grief, Anger, Fear on College Campuses as Israel-Hamas War Divide Comes Home
(Los Angeles Times)
When It Comes to Israel, Who Decides What You Can and Can’t Say?
(New York Times)
Hillsdale College says sexual assault lawsuit has 'serious mischaracterizations'
(Detroit News)
Trigger Warning: Hillsdale College Labeled ‘Warning School’ by Progressive Foundation
(Michigan News Source)
Why Hillsdale earns a ‘Warning’ rating from FIRE
(FIRE)
The Biden Admin’s Malign Interest in Liberty and Hillsdale
(National Review)
Fanfare, Then Fallout at Antiracist Research Center Reveals Other Fractures
(Inside Higher Ed)
BU finds Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil
(AP)
Kendi’s ‘Antiracist’ center mostly fired black and Latino employees
(The College Fix)
Ibram X. Kendi’s Anti-Racism
(The New Yorker)
Campus Radicals and Leftist Groups Have Embraced the Idea of ‘Settler Colonialism’
(Wall Street Journal)
Reaping the Whirlwind
(City Journal)
The Campus Peril to Western Civilization
(City Journal)
The Discourse Is Toxic. Universities Can Help.
(NY Times)
The Genocidal Logic of Academic Ideology
(City Journal)
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Wisconsin schools unveil plan to recover $32 million cut by GOP leaders
(Los Angeles Times)
Wisconsin governor sues Republican legislators over withheld university pay raises
(Higher Ed Dive)
Wis. Governor Sues Lawmakers Over Blocked Pay Raises
(Inside Higher Ed)
Wisconsin Governor Sues Republican Legislators for Holding University Pay Raises ‘Hostage’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Where Republicans' fury over DEI prevented everyone from getting a pay raise
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Ohio State University doubled DEI staff in five years, payroll costs almost tripled
(The College Fix)
As Texas bans diversity and equity offices at public colleges, Rice University’s inclusion efforts march on
(Texas Tribune)
How Campus Politicization Fed Today’s Hatred
(Wall Street Journal)
The Trouble with Scholar-Activism
(Academe)
The Hyperpoliticization of Higher Ed
(Independent Review)
The Canceling of the American Mind Explains the Silence of University Leaders Last Week
(After Babel)
‘We are easy targets’: professor speaks out on quitting over Republican culture wars
(The Guardian)
What Conservatives Misunderstand About Radicalism at Universities
(The Atlantic)
The Academic Roots of Hamas's Terror
(National Association of Scholars)
Anti-Israel Demonstrators Hate the West
(National Review)
With War Raging, Colleges Confront a Crisis of Their Own Making
(NY Times)
A Devil’s Bargain on Campus
(The Martin Center)
Colleges braced for antisemitism and violence. It’s happening.
(Washington Post)
Bias-Related Incidents Are Roiling Colleges. What Might the Response Look Like?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Universities Have Become Staging Grounds for American Pogroms
(Daily Signal)
Universities Face Increase in Demands to Protect Jewish Students
(Wall Street Journal)
UC faculty group stood with Palestinians. That ‘legitimized’ Hamas terrorism, regent says
(Los Angeles Times)
US officials, Jewish leaders meet to address antisemitism on campus
(Reuters)
Lawmakers Criticize Campus Responses to Hamas-Israel War
(Inside Higher Ed)
Why One College President Is Denouncing a Conservative Campus Group
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Hit-and-run injuring Muslim Stanford student sparks hate-crime probe
(Washington Post)
Report of Hit-and-Run at Stanford Prompts Hate Crime Inquiry
(NY Times)
Bay Area college students fearful amid conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
(San Francisco Chronicle)
FBI Investigates Anti-Palestinian Message at American University
(Inside Higher Ed)
Students at George Washington University projected pro-Palestinian slogans on a library wall.
(NY Times)
Cornell Student Arrested After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Jewish Students
(Wall Street Journal)
Cornell Student Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Jews
(Inside Higher Ed)
Cornell student charged with threatening to slaughter Jewish students
(The College Fix)
Online Statements Threaten Cornell’s Jewish Students
(Inside Higher Ed)
Online antisemitic threats unnerve Jewish students and spark condemnation at Cornell University
(AP)
Who Is Patrick Dai? Cornell Student Who Allegedly Threatened to Massacre Jewish Students Faces Five Years in Prison
(National Review)
Cornell cancels classes due to 'extraordinary stress' after arrest over antisemitic threats
(NBC News)
An Adult on Campus, Finally
(City Journal)
Tulane pro-Palestine protest turns violent after attempted Israeli flag-burning
(The College Fix)
Top Law Firms Call for Universities to Tamp Down on Antisemitism
(Wall Street Journal)
America’s Top Law Firms Issue Warning to Colleges to Address Antisemitism
(National Review)
Harvard Creates Task Force for Doxxed Students Amid Backlash Over Israel Statement
(Harvard Crimson)
Harvard Task Force To Protect Anti-Israel Students Raises a Question: Where Is the Task Force Against Antisemitism?
(NY Sun)
The Anguished Fallout from a Pro-Palestinian Letter at Harvard
(The New Yorker)
Covert Melting of Robert E. Lee Statue Reignites Questions About Fate of ‘Silent Sam,’ the University of North Carolina’s Toppled Confederate Sentinel
(NY Sun)
South Bay’s De Anza college considers shedding conquistador's name
(San Francisco Chronicle)
A Push to Rename De Anza College
(Inside Higher Ed)
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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul
(Higher Ed Dive)
New College of Florida approves Corcoran’s president contract — doubling his predecessor’s salary
(Higher Ed Dive)
DeSantis Appoints DEI Critics to Florida University’s Board
(Inside Higher Ed)
DeSantis appoints two DEI critics to Florida university board
(The College Fix)
Florida Approves Controversial Anti-DEI Regulations
(Inside Higher Ed)
Florida seeks to silence speech on social activism across state schools, per regulation
(University Business)
Florida rule would limit talk of ‘social issues’ at public universities
(Tampa Bay Times)
DeSantis Wants to Ban a Palestinian Student Group’s Campus Chapters. Is That Legal?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
DeSantis, Florida university system demand campuses shut down pro-Palestinian student group
(Higher Ed Dive)
Florida Bans Students for Justice in Palestine on Some Campuses
(Inside Higher Ed)
‘This Is Not Cancel Culture’: DeSantis Defends Directive to Ban Pro-Hamas Clubs from Public Colleges
(National Review)
Florida's DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian group from state campuses
(Reuters)
Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas
(AP)
Statement on orders to Florida public universities to derecognize Students for Justice in Palestine: We must not give politicians more power to suppress our free speech
(FIRE)
Florida Attorney General: FAU’s presidential search breached Sunshine Laws
(The Capitolist)
Florida AG Finds FAU Search Violated Sunshine Laws
(Inside Higher Ed)
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Division-I Conferences Unite to Advocate for Federal NIL Legislation
(Sports Illustrated)
How Rich Donors and Loose Rules Are Transforming College Sports
(NY Times)
Billions at stake as US student athlete lawsuit wins group status
(Times Higher Education)
8
Affirmative Action Skirmishes Continue
Sources
Anti-Affirmative-Action Group Drops Lawsuit against Yale as University Revamps Entry Rules
(National Review)
Critic of affirmative action sues Naval Academy over race in admissions
(Washington Post)
Group that killed affirmative action sues West Point for ‘racial balancing’
(College Fix)
Affirmative Action Opponent Targets Admissions to West Point
(Wall Street Journal)
Further Reading
Patients need doctors who look like them. Can medicine diversify without affirmative action?
(ABC News)
Anti-affirmative action group drops lawsuit against Yale after university promises reforms
(College Fix)
Yale changes admissions policies to end lawsuit from anti-affirmative action group
(Higher Ed Dive)
Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Over Admissions Policy
(New York Times)
A Political Standoff Over Affirmative Action
(Inside Higher Ed)
Affirmative Action for Men?
(Nation)
Affirmative action opponent sues West Point over race in admissions
(Washington Post)
A New Legal Blitz on Affirmative Action
(Inside Higher Ed)
Anti-affirmative action group SFFA sues over military academy admissions
(Higher Ed Dive)
Dispatch From a Post–Affirmative Action NACAC
(Inside Higher Ed)
After Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Will Early Decision Be the Next to Go?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Court’s Affirmative-Action Ban Is a Gift in Disguise
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Affirmative Action Must End at Military-Service Academies
(National Review)
9
Female Professors Sue Vassar, Alleging Wage Discrimination
Source
One of America’s First Women’s Colleges Is Accused of Paying Men More
(New York Times)
Further Reading
The Campaign against Baylor Is an Attack on Religious Freedom
(National Review)
Women Catch Up With Men at More Top Business Schools
(Wall Street Journal)
Women academics quit due to workplace climate – Study
(University World News)
Tenured female faculty more likely to quit due to feeling “pushed out”
(University Business)
GOVERNANCE
TRUSTEESHIP
10
WVU Axes 28 Majors and 140 Faculty Jobs Despite Outcries
Sources
WVU board approves cuts in academic programs
(Washington Post)
Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs
(Inside Higher Education)
West Virginia University Slashes Majors and Cuts Staff Despite Protests
(Wall Street Journal)
SUNY Potsdam looks to eliminate 14 more programs to close $9M deficit
(Higher Ed Dive)
Vermont State unveils faculty buyout plan in hopes of avoiding layoffs
(Higher Ed Dive)
Further Reading
West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts
(Inside Higher Ed)
West Virginia Budget Cuts Are a Taste of Higher Ed’s Future
(Wall Street Journal)
SUNY Potsdam May End 14 Degree Programs
(Inside Higher Ed)
Cuts Follow Consolidation at Vermont State
(Inside Higher Ed)
‘Massive reputational damage’: WVU faculty register alarm over school’s future as cuts take shape
(Charleston Gazette-Mail)
Sudden Closure of Art Institutes Leaves 1,700 Students Adrift
(New York Times)
West Virginia’s Gee: leading a university ‘hand-to-hand combat’
(Times Higher Education)
Vermont State expects only 1 faculty layoff, but deepens program cuts
(Higher Ed Dive)
Vermont State unveils administrative and staff cuts to save $3.1M
(Higher Ed Dive)
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With $200 million and state approval, University of Austin is ready to start accepting applicants
(Texas Tribune)
The University of Austin Might Be the Last, Best Hope for Free Speech on College Campuses
(NY Sun)
Shake Up the Boards
(City Journal)
The Need for Adult Supervision of Universities
(NAS Minding the Campus)
‘An Existential Threat to American Higher Education’
(The Atlantic)
US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows
(Times Higher Education)
Serve Students, Not Institutions
(City Journal)
The Ever-More-Corporate University
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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HBCUs Without Presidents
(Inside Higher Ed)
President of Struggling Majority-White HBCU Quits After Battling Faculty
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Georgia system sued over alleged underfunding of 3 public HBCUs
(Higher Ed Dive)
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Under Pressure, Emory’s Art Museum Admits Some of Its Antiquities ‘Were Looted’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
UC Berkeley Takes Significant Step to Repatriate 4,400 Native American Human Remains
(ProPublica)
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Elite Universities Face Donor Revolt Over Mideast Conflict
(Wall Street Journal)
Columbia University postpones major fundraiser amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
(CNN Business)
Harvard, Penn lose major donors after botching response to Hamas invasion of Israel
(The College Fix)
US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows
(Times Higher Education)
The Billionaire Donor Taking On His Alma Mater Over Antisemitism
(Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street titans help to fuel Ivy League donor revolt
(CNBC)
What Do Universities Owe Their Donors?
(Inside Higher Ed)
How Donors Can Help Fix Our Broken Campuses
(National Review)
Moolah from Mullahs
(City Journal)
Angry Penn Alumni: Where Have They Been All This Time?
(American Conservative)
Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University?
(NY Times)
Who is Liz Magill, the University of Pennsylvania’s embattled president?
(CNN Business)
UPenn president made a ‘mistake’ but shouldn’t be forced out, former governor says
(CNN Business)
Big University Endowments Hampered by Startup Write-Downs
(Wall Street Journal)
Northwestern Commits $100M to Evanston
(Inside Higher Ed)
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U.S. News
Revamps Its Rankings to Emphasize Social Mobility
Sources
Rankled by Rankings
(Inside Higher Ed)
U.S. News college rankings are scrambled as its formula changes
(Washington Post)
U.S. News shakes up rankings methodology—but top colleges held their spots
(Higher Ed Dive)
‘U.S. News’ Rankings Not the ‘Behemoth’ Perceived
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
College-Ranking Whiplash
(City Journal)
How California Universities Fared in Revamped Rankings
(New York Times)
The ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Here, With an Altered Formula and Few Defectors
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Vanderbilt’s Chancellor Defends His Takedown of the Revamped ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The big problems with college and K-12 school rankings
(Washington Post)
New Wall Street Journal Rankings of Colleges Are Good News for Students
(AEI EdExpress)
Beyond the Rankings: The College Welcome Guide
(The Hechinger Report)
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Carnegie Is Changing How It Classifies R1 Institutions. Will Your University Make the Cut?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities Are Grouped and Recognized, Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research
(American Council on Education)
ACE debuts revised metrics for achieving R1 status
(Higher Ed Dive)
A New Approach to Categorizing Colleges
(Inside Higher Ed)
Is Niche.com Really the “Most” Rigorous Rankings Site?
(Tha Martin Center)
12
At Michigan State, a Coach’s Ouster Exposes New Problems and Exacerbates Old Ones
Sources
At Michigan State, a New Scandal Raises an Old Question: Why Does This Keep Happening?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Michigan State to Fire Football Coach Accused of Harassment
(Inside Higher Ed)
Mel Tucker won’t attend Michigan State hearing on sexual harassment case
(MLive)
Mel Tucker Puts Michigan State in a Familiar and Uncomfortable Spotlight Over Sexual Misconduct
(Wall Street Journal)
Michigan State’s $500 Million for Nassar Victims Dwarfs Other Settlements
(New York Times)
Further Reading
Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker accused of sexually harassing rape survivor
(USA Today)
After Suspending Its Football Coach, Michigan State Faces Fresh Questions About Its Culture
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract
(AP)
Michigan State investigation finds Mel Tucker sexually harassed rape survivor
(USA Today)
Michigan State’s Board Is in Trouble Again. Here’s the Latest.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Under Fire From All Sides, Michigan State’s Board Chair Decries ‘Old-Style Political Hit Job’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Board Fight at Michigan State Draws Governor’s Attention
(Inside Higher Ed)
Trouble at the top: Infighting among school board members invites outside criticism
(University Business)
13
College at the Center of DeSantis’ ‘War on Woke’ Cancels Gender Studies
Sources
Morehouse president eyes growth while preserving historic roots
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Dickinson State President Picks Degrees to Ax, Spares Others
(Inside Higher Ed)
UC president's Berkeley home was hit with racist graffiti and vandalism, but regents reject $13M solution
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Further Reading
Rutgers Senate approves no confidence vote against President Holloway
(Higher Ed Dive)
NYU president: global engagement is a form of alchemy
(Times Higher Education)
14
Musical Chairs All Over Again: College Presidents Arrive, Depart, and Search for a New Job
Sources
A New B.U. President
(Future of Capitalism)
After Months of Turmoil, Rutgers Senate Votes No Confidence in President
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Rutgers Senate Says It’s Lost Confidence in President
(Inside Higher Ed)
Temple University’s Acting President Dies After Becoming Ill Onstage
(New York Times)
University of Notre Dame’s longtime president to step down
(Higher Ed Dive)
Florida AG Asked to Weigh In on Presidential Search
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
The Band of Debunkers Busting Bad Scientists
(Wall Street Journal)
Rutgers Senate approves no confidence vote against President Holloway
(Higher Ed Dive)
A College President in Florida Tried to Resign. Then Things Got Weir
d (Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Presidents Speak Out on Academic Freedom, Institutional Change, and Shared Governanceon the Rise
Sources
Hamline President Goes on the Offensive
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Former College Presidents Offer Warnings
(Forbes)
Further Reading
We 7 former Florida college presidents say enough is enough
(Tampa Bay Times)
Presidents Break with Supreme Court on Affirmative Action
(Inside Higher Ed)
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Presidents Face Backlash—and Pushback—from Everywhere
Sources
UPenn calls for president to resign as donors bail
(CNN Business)
Presidents Can’t Win
(Inside Higher Ed)
Can These College Presidents Help Revive Campus Democratic Discourse?
(Forbes)
Further Reading
3 Presidents on How Higher Ed Can Build Public Trust
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
ADMINISTRATION
17
Big Changes Coming to the SAT
Sources
Testing executives, including College Board, talk future of admissions exams
(Higher Ed Dive)
The SATs Will Be Different Next Year, and That Could Be a Game Changer
(New York Times)
Further Reading
Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next.
(Higher Ed Dive)
SAT Data Shows the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education
(New York Times)
US debate on standardised tests at post-Covid crossroads
(Times Higher Education)
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Ditching Degrees: Walmart’s New Hiring Strategy is a Boon for Workers
(RealClear Education)
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Fall 2023 enrollment trends in 5 charts
(Higher Ed Dive)
Can Microcredentials Bring Stop-Outs Back to College?
(Inside Higher Ed)
Undergrad numbers are growing, not because of freshers
(University World News)
For the First Time Since the Pandemic Began, Colleges Saw Undergraduate-Enrollment Gains This Fall
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
College enrollment grew for the first time since the pandemic started
(Washington Post)
Growing Enrollment, Shrinking Future
(Inside Higher Ed)
Undergraduate enrollment rises 2.1% this fall, preliminary figures show
(Higher Ed Dive)
US enrolment picks up but first-year numbers drop
(Times Higher Education)
Not done with your college application? No problem. You’re in.
(Washington Post)
Common App expands direct admissions, including partnering with Connecticut
(Higher Ed Dive)
This month, 200,000 high school seniors will get automatic college acceptance letters — before even applying
(CNBC)
Admissions Offices Need More Students and Less ‘Drudgery.’ Is AI the Answer?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Capitol Hill Targets Legacy Preferences for College Admissions
(Wall Street Journal)
The State of Legacy Admissions
(The Martin Center)
Colleges are filling more spots with students applying early. Who benefits? The rich.
(GBH News)
University early decision applications mostly benefit rich kids
(CNN Business)
New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education
(NY Times)
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CSU to Hike Tuition by Six Percent for the Next Five Years
Sources
Cal State approves 6% annual tuition increases for five years
(Higher Ed Dive)
California State hiking tuition fees 33 per cent over five years
(Times Higher Education)
Further Reading
CSU tuition hike approved despite student, faculty protests. Here’s how much costs will rise
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Tuition hikes at 23 public California colleges make students question: ‘Is it even worth it?’
(The Guardian)
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Florida Becomes the First State to Approve an Alternative to the SAT and ACT
Sources
Florida System Adopts the Classic Learning Test
(Inside Higher Ed)
Florida Approves a Competitor to the SAT as Conservatives Try To Steer American Higher Education Back to Its ‘Roots’
(New York Sun)
Florida university system approves classical admissions test, an SAT and ACT alternative
(Higher Ed Dive)
Florida approved an SAT alternative, but experts say the test is unproven
(Washington Post)
Further Reading
The Standardized-Test ‘Duopoly’ Isn’t All Bad
(National Review)
Florida Takes the Classic Learning Test
(Wall Street Journal)
CLT test creator surprised by Florida university system embrace
(Times Higher Education)
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Tuition Resets: Marketing Gimmick? Or a Viable Way to Attract New Students?
Sources
Tuition Resets Continue Amid Public Skepticism of College’s Value
(Inside Higher Ed)
More colleges are resetting tuition. Does the strategy work?
(Higher Ed Dive)
Further Reading
The Truth about College Costs
(National Affairs)
Regional Colleges Saw Biggest Application Gains After Tuition Resets
(Inside Higher Ed)
A Crisis Is Brewing at U.K. Universities
(Wall Street Journal)
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Complex AI Challenges: Minimizing Admission Bias, Keeping Degrees Relevant
Sources
Using AI in admissions ‘more equitable and transparent’—study
(Times Higher Education)
8 ‘Soft’ Skills You Really Need to Land Your Dream Job
(California State University)
AI threatens to dethrone the 4-year college degree
(Axios)
Further Reading
Why Professors Are Polarized on AI
(Inside Higher Ed)
Some universities are ditching AI detection software amid fears students could be falsely accused of cheating by using ChatGPT
(Business Insider)
Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority
(Inside Higher Ed)
As AI Chatbots Rise, More Educators Look to Oral Exams—With High-Tech Twist
(EdSurge)
AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices
(EdSurge)
Investing in AI not seen as top priority for campus IT leaders
(Times Higher Education)
The New AI Panic
(The Atlantic)
PUBLIC TRUST
REGULation
22
Biden Administration Breaks Promise to Finalize New Title IX Rules
Source
Students Press Biden Administration to Finalize New Title IX Rules
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
Federalist Society Panel Mulls Legal Challenge to Biden’s Title IX Proposals
(Inside Higher Ed)
How Can Universities Fix Title IX? By Listening to Survivors.
(Nation)
The Harassment Case That Has Berkeley at a Boil
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Final Title IX rules delayed once more as Education Department misses deadline
(Higher Ed Dive)
Title IX Activists Reflect on Last Decade
(Inside Higher Ed)
A College Stopped Investigating a Professor’s Alleged Misconduct When He Quit. That’s Illegal, U.S. Says.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Former Yale Student Can Pursue Defamation Suit Against Accuser
(Inside Higher Ed)
‘They’re just not enough’: Students push to improve sexual assault prevention trainings for college men
(The Hechinger Report)
Riley Gaines Brings to Harvard Her Crusade Against Biological Men Competing in Women’s Sports
(NY Sun)
GOP Governors Lean on NCAA To Keep ‘Biological Men’ Out of Women’s Sports
(RealClear Politics)
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‘An Existential Threat to American Higher Education’
(The Atlantic)
Judges Have Long Been Deferential to Academe. That’s Changing.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Why colleges closed their Confucius Institutes
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Biden Administration’s Misguided Attempt to Undermine College and University Partnerships
(AEI)
Student Loan Processor Mohela Punished for Millions of Late Billing Notices
(Wall Street Journal)
Weaponizing Student Loan Forgiveness
(Wall Street Journal)
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U.S. Orders Grand Canyon University to Pay Record $37.7 Million Fine
(Wall Street Journal)
Grand Canyon University fined $37M for allegedly misleading students on costs
(Washington Post)
Grand Canyon University Fined $37.7M for ‘Lies’ to Students
(Inside Higher Ed)
Grand Canyon University fined $37.7M over accusations of cost misrepresentations
(Higher Ed Dive)
US university fined $38 million for PhD cost ‘lies’
(Times Higher Education)
Grand Canyon University, largest for-profit college, fined $37.7 million
(NBC News)
Biden administration fines Grand Canyon University $37.7 million for misrepresenting cost of doctoral programs
(CNN Politics)
Grand Canyon Education CEO: Education Department is retaliating for university lawsuit
(Higher Ed Dive)
Biden’s Regulators Gang Up on a Christian College
(Wall Street Journal)
Department of Ed Bending Rules to Try to Bring Down One of America’s Largest Christian Universities
(Daily Signal)
Biden administration targets largest Christian university in U.S., fines it $37.7M
(The College Fix)
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California passed a flurry of higher education laws. Here’s what they’ll do.
(Higher Ed Dive)
Colleges Confounded by Flood of Borrower-Defense Claims
(Inside Higher Ed)
U.S. Bans Most Withholding of Transcripts
(Inside Higher Ed)
The Failure of FERPA
(Inside Higher Ed)
The UNC Covid Lawsuit Is Valid
(The Martin Center)
Cornell will pay $3 million to reimburse students over COVID restrictions
(The College Fix)
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A well-kept secret on many campuses, Congress pulls hazing into spotlight
(USA Today)
Northwestern gets sued for $130M after firing coach despite no evidence he knew of hazing
(The College Fix)
BC swimmers and divers seek court order lifting suspension for alleged hazing
(Boston Globe)
Senate Bill Would Require Colleges to Report Hazing Incidents
(Inside Higher Ed)
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North Carolina Forces Changes to Accreditation
(Insider Higher Education)
How Common Definitions for Student Achievement Can Strengthen College Accreditation
(Third Way)
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TERTIARY EDUCATION
23
How Politics Influence Where Students Want to Go to College
Source
Culture wars on campus start to affect students’ choices for college
(Hechinger Report)
Further Reading
Yascha Mounk: Identity-focused campus culture is new threat to democracy
(Times Higher Education)
The Debunker, Debunked
(City Journal)
Down the Middle
(Duke Magazine)
The Cluster B Society
(City Journal)
POLITICS
24
Frustration Mounts as Biden's Second Attempt at Student Loan Forgiveness Falls Short
Sources
Biden Has a Plan B for Student-Loan Forgiveness. The Courts Could Kill It, Too.
(Wall Street Journal)
Education Department Offers More Insights Into New Debt Relief Plan
(Inside Higher Ed)
How Millions of Borrowers Got $127 Billion in Student Loans Canceled
(New York Times)
Further Reading
The Biden Administration Just Won’t Give Up on Loan Forgiveness
(Martin Center)
How the White House Keeps Canceling Student Debt After Supreme Court Ruling
(Wall Street Journal)
Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt
(New York Times)
Rollout of Biden’s new student loan repayment plan hits early snags
(Washington Post)
Judge’s Order Complicates Education Department’s Borrower-Defense Program
(Inside Higher Ed)
Weaponizing Student Loan Forgiveness
(Wall Street Journal)
Biden Has Canceled About $127 Billion of Student Loans Despite Supreme Court Ruling. Here’s How.
(Wall Street Journal)
Narrower Biden administration student loan relief plan would target hardest-hit borrowers
(ABC News)
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Trump wants to build a free online university — and make Harvard pay for it
(Politico)
Trump Free College Plan Taps ‘Restless Discontent’ Over Higher Ed
(Inside Higher Ed)
A Free, Online National University Is Trump’s Latest Higher-Ed Idea. Here’s What Experts Think.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Chaos in the Transition: Monthly Loan Payments Marred by Wrong Amounts and Start-Up Struggles
Sources
More Than 400,000 Student Loan Borrowers Had Wrong Monthly Payments
(New York Times)
Student loan payments are coming back: 5 things to know
(The Hill)
Further Reading
Biden administration cracks down on career programs that saddle students with debt
(Washington Post)
Will Restart of Student Loan Payments Be the Last Straw for Consumers?
(New York Times)