White House reportedly considers new restrictions barring Chinese citizens from engaging in sensitive research at U.S. universities. Higher education groups say they want to protect national security interests, but U.S. universities must remain open. read more >

The long-term decline in union representation in Oregon has contributed to the rise in income inequality, which now stands near record highs. read more >

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 >

Lake alleges he faced racially offensive and deprecating comments in faculty and group settings at the school, and that he was treated differently than his white colleagues when students complained about him. 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 >

ASPSU Letter to the Board of Trustees read more >

Have you displayed your new PSU-AAUP poster? read more >

Introducing Amy Borden read more >

The election to be recognized as a federally recognized union was a landslide 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 >