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The Review | Essay
Hamline President Goes on the Offensive
Despite the AAUP’s concerns about academic freedom, Fayneese Miller is doubling down. -
Anti-Science
Peter Hotez Gets a Lot of Hate. He Calls It ‘Anti-Science Aggression.’
In a new book, he argues that colleges need to do more to support scientists. -
The Resistance
Why Scholars Are Creating an ‘Alt New College’
“We’re offering education, which I think should not be a controversial thing,” one organizer says of the project, announced on Friday. Its target audience: current students at New College of Florida. -
Advice
Ask the Chair: Brokering a Generational Stalemate
How to deal with one of the top sources of departmental conflict. -
The Review | Essay
The Political Machine Behind the War on Academic Freedom
How conservative activists use state legislatures to control what colleges can teach. -
Moving Up
Dean Who Defended Free Speech Is Named Provost of Stanford U.
After students disrupted a federal judge’s speech, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a 5,000-word statement condemning their actions and calling for civil dialogue. -
Academic Freedom
Florida’s DEI Ban Censors Classroom Instruction, Lawsuit Says
Faculty members and students at New College of Florida are suing the state over its restrictions on diversity spending and gen-ed instruction at public colleges. -
'Collective Action'
College Presidents Are Planning ‘Urgent Action’ to Defend Free Speech
The effort by the leaders of 13 colleges, most of them private, is the latest example of an increasingly forceful defense of free-speech principles. -
The Review | Opinion
Authoritarians Come for the Academy
Right wingers like Dan Patrick and Christopher Rufo seek to erode academic power. -
The Review | Essay
Chris Rufo Can’t Decide Between Propaganda and Intellectual History
The journalist shaped the conversation around higher ed. How’s his book?