Education Department says it won't meet November deadline to overhaul borrower-defense and gainful-employment rules, raising the stakes for legal challenges to the Obama-era regulations. read more >

A conservative professor is under fire for comparing -- facetiously, he says -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh's alleged actions to "spin the bottle," and for suggesting limiting judicial nominees to rapists. Students say his words are dangerous, but he thinks he's collateral damage in the culture wars. read more >

For a few weeks, a Christian university allowed romance without sex for gay and lesbian couples. But the Board of Trustees says it never approved the change and restored the ban. read more >

Colleges are routinely accused of intolerance toward nonliberal views. One university did all it could to ensure that a literal poster boy for white supremacy got his degree. read more >

As Kavanaugh Allegations Widen, Elite-College Alumni Recall Harassment From Decades Past read more >

Why Did These Scholars Suddenly Find Their Twitter Accounts Suspended? read more >

‘This Is Much More Important’: How Professors Taught the Kavanaugh-Ford Hearing read more >

Scores of full-time, non-tenure-track instructors were promoted last year under a recognition and reward system at Penn State. read more >

His social media posts raise questions of professional responsibility, sexism and free expression. read more >

Students flood Maryland-Baltimore County administration building to demand new policies around campus sexual assault. read more >

Incident at UMass is the latest in which the police are called on nonwhite people on campus, doing nothing wrong at all. read more >

When Anita Hill Testified, These Scholars Were Moved to Act. Now They’re Contemplating What’s Changed. read more >

‘We Are the Most At-Risk People on Campus.’ Non-Tenured Instructors Can Now Serve in U. of Mississippi’s Faculty Senate. read more >

Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald’s workers participated in a strike Sept. 18 to target workplace sexual harassment. read more >

In a Historic Move, Los Angeles Educators Vote To Strike read more >

George Washington U. said the research reflected “the most accurate and unbiased estimate of excess mortality to date.” President Trump had said it was designed to make him “look as bad as possible.” read more >

Do Corporate-Style NDAs Have a Place in Higher Ed? read more >

Report catalogs alleged complaints and interventions by embassy officials or individual students on American campuses. But can a compendium of concerning incidents encourage stereotyping? read more >

The Trump administration, which has frequently criticized colleges for not doing enough to protect free speech on campus, introduces a more expansive definition of anti-Semitism on campus. Civil liberties groups say it will result in the stifling of free speech. read more >

She spoke out against the termination of her campus's only mental health counselor. A student died, and she got canned. Now this professor is suing Florida Poly for infringing on her protected speech. read more >