SCOTUS is asked to take up the issue of "Whether it violates the First Amendment to appoint a labor union to represent and speak for public-sector employees who have declined to join the union." Uradnik v. Inter Faculty Organization read more >

Higher ed lobby says new regulations governing campus handling of sexual misconduct complaints would create a quasi-legal system that would burden colleges and infringe on the rights of students. read more >

We are not the only institution to question the continuance of the Confucius Institute (CI) read more >

How Graduate Unions Are Winning—and Scaring the Hell out of Bosses—in the Trump Era read more >

AAUP Chapters Revive as Professors See Threats to Academic Freedom read more >

AAUP Announces Investigation of Vermont Law School for Violations of Shared Governance read more >

Michelle Obama on Princeton read more >

The Impact of Female Chairs read more >

Northern Michigan U. Compensates 4 Who Were Threatened With Punishment for Speaking of Suicide read more >

U. of Texas at San Antonio Investigates After Students Say Lecturer Called Police on Black Classmate read more >

Young and College-Educated Voters Played Key Roles in Democratic Wins on Tuesday read more >

Jeff Sessions, Ousted Attorney General, Leaves a Legacy of College Bashing read more >

Is Texas’ Campus Carry Law Actually Making Anyone Safer? read more >

Wright State and their professors at odds amid recent report suggesting cuts read more >

Harassment of Faculty Member over Facebook Like is Unacceptable read more >

Massachusetts Keeps Trans Protections read more >

Gubernatorial Winners and Higher Education read more >

What a Divided Congress Means for Higher Education read more >

Professor Apologizes After Suggesting That Students Block Fox News on Families’ TVs read more >

What the Midterm Elections Mean for Higher Ed read more >