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New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors
The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.
Judge Tosses Professors’ Suit Against Indiana’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law
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Indiana Argues Professors Lack First Amendment Rights in Public Classrooms
Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.”
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A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?
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A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review
After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.
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The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure
A study of around a decade of legislative proposals to ban tenure finds some common characteristics of states where these bills appeared. But while outright bans have so far failed, other laws—and actions outside of statehouses—have weakened tenure anyway.
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Survey Finds Most Professors Are Comfortable Teaching Sensitive Topics
A snapshot of academic freedom perceptions in a tumultuous academic year yields results that may surprise higher education observers. But demographic breakdowns might provide a more complex picture.
Tenure Denial Lawsuit Against New College Moves Forward
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