Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2024

Should Departments Make Political Statements? Sara Weissman Fri, 01/26/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of California is considering a policy to limit “personal or collective opinions” on department websites. Some say it violates academic freedom. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso Sara Weissman

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 19, 2024

Can a Marketing Push Solve UW Madison's Political Woes? Liam Knox Tue, 03/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Wisconsin's flagship spent the past year entangled in political battles with state lawmakers. Could a new advertising campaign put it back in their good graces? Byline(s) Liam Knox

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nationalism, not postmodernism, is the fount of today's politics of recognition. By Jason Blakely Wikimedia Commons Nationalism, not postmodernism, is the fount of today's politics of recognition.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2024

Student Interest in Gender Studies on the Rise, Despite Political Hostility Johanna Alonso Fri, 04/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Women and gender studies programs are increasingly under legislative attack, yet the number of students taking courses is growing, a new report finds. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The Institute for Government's Maddy Bishop and Matthew Gill argue that asserting independence from both universities and politicians is fraught for the hybrid Office for Students The post The Office for Students is a regulator, a funder, and a political football appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 12, 2024

Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’ Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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Academe Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

This time, Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin and his political appointees on Mason’s Board of Visitors are coming for… SUBMITTED BY THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY AAUP CHAPTER From donor influence scandals to Supreme Court boondoggles, there’s never a dull moment at George Mason University (GMU).

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Wonkhe

MAY 20, 2023

A tumultuous ten years in UK politics has shaped the higher education landscape, for better or worse. Alistair Jarvis looks for lessons learned The post Reflecting on a decade of higher education policy and politics – and looking ahead appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 16, 2024

Higher Education in Political Crosshairs as 2024 Election Heats Up Katherine Knott Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM With higher education becoming more politicized, it’s poised to play a more prominent role than usual in this year’s presidential and congressional elections. The outcomes will carry huge policy implications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers University-Newark has been named in honor of the first Black woman in New Jersey to hold statewide office, Lt. Oliver Center for Politics and Race in America with Dr. Jacqueline Mattis, the university’s dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

State’s Randy Woodson has served nearly three times as long as most college leaders. What’s his secret? By Karin Fischer Julia Wall N.C. State’s Randy Woodson has served nearly three times as long as most college leaders. What’s his secret?

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HEPI

JANUARY 14, 2024

What is the connection between political science and project management? How could a degree in History and Politics be so useful in financial technology? Firstly, comparisons can be made between the agile methodology of project management and with the political science approach. And how did I end up in fintech?

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HEPI

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s far harder to offer something better that could be delivered in practice, given political and fiscal realities. When devising the system, I had started from the premise that, to be politically palatable, it must be at least cost-neutral when compared to the current system. seeks to do just that.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A Political Standoff Over Affirmative Action Liam Knox Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Politicians are settling into entrenched positions in the fight over how to interpret the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. Where does that leave colleges? Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

The Education Department will give colleges more time to gather data in light of the fraught financial aid cycle.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The post Exploring the politics of hitting 2.4 A statistical quirk means the UK, without doing anything new, may have hit its 2.4 per cent R&D target. James Coe considers what happens next. per cent appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 3, 2023

Higher ed mobilizes women politically more than men and produces few moderates, new research finds.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

One-third of faculty in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina said they would pursue out-of-state jobs in the coming year, AAUP found.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

By David Jesse Using campuses as political foils is a tradition that goes back a couple of centuries. Part of the tradition,” one expert said, “is to be surprised by it.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 8, 2023

The Political Trials of a Southern Accreditor Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1410364235.jpg jpg Liam Knox Mon, 05/08/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A new survey of more than 4,250 professors from Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida found that nearly a third are actively seeking employment in a state with less political interference in higher education. The post Nearly a Third of Faculty Considering Leaving States Over Political Climate appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This year’s Race & Justice Imperative—a series of conversations with Black political leaders put on by the DC-based newspaper The Hill —came at an auspicious moment for Black power. And although she’s happy to see more Black people in political roles, she said that it was important that they serve the actual agendas of Black people.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Barnard administration, in late October and November, rewrote its policies on political activity, website governance and campus events, giving itself wide latitude to decide what was and was not permissible political speech on campus, as well as final say over everything posted on Barnard’s website.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 7, 2023

Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics. The post Stacey Abrams Named Howard’s First Chair for Race and Black Politics appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity. Former Georgia Gubnetrorial candidate Stacey Abrams is joining the faculty at Howard University, the historically Black college announced Wednesday.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

BY HANK REICHMAN On Monday, February 26, I’ll be talking about the AAUP’s recent special investigation report, “Political Interference and Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System,” online with John A. Douglass of the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.

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University Business

MARCH 27, 2023

A new report uncovered that one out of four college-eligible students are crossing off schools they were previously considering based on its state’s political climate. It found that among the 24% of students who ruled out schools, they varied almost evenly across the political spectrum.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

But any political benefits from this are decidedly mixed When I picture the state of the British economy outside London, it’s my sister I think of first. Graduates are more likely to migrate to the big cities. Born a year before me in the post-industrial town of Crewe in England’s north-west, at school there was little to separate us.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle; photos from Matthew Dae Smith, Lansing State Journal, USA Today, and Alamy Michigan State’s board chair, Rema Vassar, and Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer State politics and enduring wounds from past scandals lurk beneath a sudden effort to unseat Rema Vassar.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Critics of the Kalven principles miss the point. By Tony Banout Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image Critics of the Kalven principles miss the point.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

Tensions between individual and institutional politics are particularly pronounced in Catalonia, where university statements supporting pro-independence leaders have attracted legal penalties. “If a university expresses opinions like that, the people who don’t share them are going to feel excluded.”

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LSE Higher Education Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On her return from the recent party conferences, Dr Diana Beech weighs up the current political climate and what it holds for London universities

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Emma Hall Illustration by The Chronicle A hotel-workers strike has prompted some scholars to call on the American Political Science Association to change or cancel its annual meeting.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

A fracas at Barnard raises fundamental questions. By Keith E. Whittington Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images A fracas at Barnard raises fundamental questions.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Image: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Academic Senate approved guidelines for departmental statements on political subjects earlier this month. The guidance doesn’t—and, as mere advice, can’t—ban statements about social or political issues. Departments vs. Individuals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Alexander has always been interested in the realms of law, politics, and democracy. And it is on this topic of democracy that Alexander sees room for improvement for the American people, amid ever-widening divisions in today’s political landscape, he said. He said it was one of the reasons he went to law school.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This fall, the Oregon State University professor is teaching Political Science 110, “Governing After the Zombie Apocalypse.”. The post Weird (political) science: OSU class creates post-zombie apocalypse government appeared first on University Business. The whole course is basically a constitutional convention,” Solberg said.

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HEPI

MARCH 21, 2024

Political pressures appear to be driving the agenda So how have we got here, and why is the government wanting to examine the Graduate visa so quickly? The short answer is politics. In short, it appears to be political – not policy – concerns driving the timetable imposed on the MAC. After all, this is a new visa.

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