The Southern victory could be a blueprint for defending the public sector. read more >

Prominent psychologist apologizes and resigns as journal editor over allegations of aggressive self-citation and more. read more >

Colleges across America are creating shadowy groups to handle complaints. Will they end up muzzling students instead? read more >

As younger generations become more racially diverse, many states are allocating fewer tax dollars to public colleges and universities. read more >

Jay Smith, a history professor at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has long accused the university of trying to interfere with his teaching of a class on college sports. read more >

Contractor Apocalypse: California Supreme Court Adopts Broad New Misclassification Test read more >

Report Highlights Stagnant Pay, Gender Inequity, and Retirement Security Crisis Among Higher Ed Faculty read more >

Our amicus brief, submitted March 28, argues that the new travel ban “jeopardizes the many contributions that foreign students, scholars, and researchers make to American colleges and universities, as well as our nation’s economy and general well-being.” read more >

This calls into question Jacoby’s ability to impartially judge submissions to the journal, Brown said. She added that the Women’s Caucus as a group had called on the Midwest Political Science Association to remove or suspend Jacoby. read more >

Video re:Learning at SXSWedu read more >

Joseph Castro, president of California State U. at Fresno: "Just because you’re a tenured professor doesn’t mean you can do or say whatever you wish." read more >

At meeting of trustees, presidents and other campus leaders discuss the continuing turmoil colleges face in mediating tension over free speech. read more >

Randa Jarrar's case at Cal State Fresno has attracted national attention, much of it arguably undue. Will she be punished? It's hard to say, given academe's unpredictable track record on discipline for faculty social media snafus. read more >

Survey finds strong faculty support for free expression on campus, even for ideas some would consider offensive. read more >

Southern Illinois Carbondale's proposal that alumni volunteers do faculty work (without pay) doesn't go over well. read more >

Significant changes to the structure and procedures for faculty participation in institutional governance should not be made unilaterally. read more >

Arizona educators voted overwhelmingly in favor of a walkout, following three days of balloting this week. read more >

The AAUP joined with the American Council on Education and other higher education groups in submitting an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Trump administration's newest/most recent travel ban. read more >

AAUP's annual report on faculty compensation takes on salary compression, gender inequality and more. Explore our exclusive database of AAUP faculty pay at 1,000 institutions. read more >

After two congressmen write to Texas A&M raising concerns that the Chinese-government backed Confucius Institutes are platforms for political propaganda and espionage, Texas A&M says it will close them. read more >