University of Michigan professor refuses to write on behalf of student hoping to study in Israel. Are such letters a professional responsibility or subject to faculty members' political views? read more >

AFGE applauds ruling that administration illegally gutted workers’ rights, violated labor contracts read more >

Why the pitch from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders resonates in 2018. read more >

‘Gag Clause’ at Purdue Global Raises Alarms About Faculty Rights read more >

Demonstrators and spectators gather around Silent Sam, the Confederate state toppled Monday at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. read more >

They Say Their Buildings Are Making Them Sick. Administrators Say They’ve Done All They Can. read more >

NYU Scholar Accused of Harassment Assails Rush to Judgment as Sign of ‘Sexual Paranoia’ read more >

Why is the nation’s flagship loan forgiveness program failing the people it’s supposed to help? read more >

AAUP releases a nondisclosure agreement professors must sign that appears to bar them from sharing much of anything or criticizing the program after they leave. read more >

Does “political correctness” really crush conservative speech on campus? The data suggests no. read more >

At the U. of Texas at Austin, some professors were alarmed by a brief filed as part of a lawsuit that claimed faculty members did not have a right to academic freedom. read more >

This postcard appearing in Missourians’ mailboxes is from Americans for Prosperity Missouri. read more >

State governments “are still learning there’s an age law,” said one attorney, despite the fact it has been on the books for decades. read more >

AAUP to Investigate Cases of Three Professors at St. Edward’s University read more >

U. of Louisville Will Change Stadium Name After Papa John’s Founder Used a Racial Slur read more >

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with a Marquette professor in a widely followed case involving academic freedom and professional responsibilities toward students. read more >

University of Kansas removes art after governor finds it disrespectful. Was this about public safety or political sensibilities? read more >

Professor at Taylor University has stepped down after accusations he kissed a former advisee and inappropriately touched other women. Many are frustrated that the university received ongoing complaints dating back 14 years and found some of them valid, but never removed him. read more >

Speech First has ties to the billionaire Koch brothers and high-profile conservative causes. But the campus culture wars won’t be won in the courts: You can’t litigate students into changing their minds. read more >

Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal. read more >