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Newsletter Archive
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June 13, 2023
Afternoon Update: Federal appeals court finds Title IX covers bias against sexual orientation
The obstacles for academics seeking nonacademic jobs; a forum on AI in classrooms; changes proposed in U. of North Carolina governance; and more. -
June 12, 2023
Afternoon Update: Visiting professor at New College angered a trustee and is now out of a job
Texas two-year colleges get $683-million; Utah governor replaces higher-ed board; Martha Graham and higher ed; fewer layoffs at Penn State; and more. -
June 9, 2023
Afternoon Update: The college classroom is being reshaped by legislation in Florida and Texas
Colleges can fend off cyberattacks; N.C. colleges must be neutral on political issues, bill says; professor is fired over sexual misconduct; and more. -
June 8, 2023
Afternoon Update: N.C. legislature approves limits on talk of politics and race at state colleges
Postdocs strike at U. of Washington; Fla. state college’s new president is lawmaker without higher-ed experience; getting student feedback; and more. -
June 7, 2023
Afternoon Update: How shoddy data becomes sensational research (opinion)
An attendee’s first NAFSA conference; microcredentials explained; a productive, restorative summer; Republicans in Congress target academics; and more. -
June 6, 2023
Afternoon Update: The campus job talk from hell
Columbia won’t submit undergrad data to “U.S. News"; student apologizes for racist video; New College fires instructor, a DeSantis critic; and more. -
June 5, 2023
Afternoon Update: Bias-response teams are a bad idea (opinion)
Chicago moves migrants to college campuses; when reply-all emails are aggressive acts; mixed results for Texas colleges in 2023 Legislature; and more. -
June 2, 2023
Afternoon Update: The college that mortgaged everything
How colleges spent extra Covid-relief money on students; updates in our DEI legislation tracker; Nevada cuts regents and their terms; and more. -
June 1, 2023
Afternoon Update: Why are Trump and DeSantis talking about accreditation?
Furor over CUNY student’s speech; colleges’ biggest fiscal losses in pandemic; managing course evaluations; Stony Brook gets $500 million; and more. -
May 31, 2023
Afternoon Update: Are diversity statements illegal?
Covid-relief money as a college lifeline; faculty race and gender at 3,300 colleges; flat funds for education and research in federal deal; and more.