From the Archives: Four days after UVA's president was forced to resign, another Virginia president found himself in Trump's crosshairs. He suspects an orchestrated campaign to oust him and told me why. Cross published with ProPublica https://t.co/cbkoxSitH6
If you teach a foundational or introductory course in a discipline, have you tried reformulating your approach to begin with the kinds of questions that drive curiosity? And if so, has that helped engage students? https://t.co/rR9un3V4lI
Professors at Auburn University were told to sign a form attesting that they didn't teach "divisive concepts" about race and gender. Chaos ensued. https://t.co/sh7YZsVjkk
Auburn University’s board will on Friday vote on sweeping shifts to faculty governance and curriculum, even though the institution was exempted from a new state law. https://t.co/rbCQSyziXJ
Two divisive campus leaders commissioned a report that asks an equally divisive question: Have the humanities and social sciences been corrupted by politics? https://t.co/DswS7QLBmU
From the Archives: Opinion | Senior administrators can’t say so, but in the next few years colleges and universities will become diminished versions of themselves. https://t.co/Su8JAdKvtc
New In Latitudes: Uncertainty and worry were the themes of a recent gathering of international educators as government policies and increased global competition threaten to erode the U..S.’s standing for foreign students. Sign up for the newsletter today. https://t.co/Eln6nwNKar
In its first semester, the University of Iowa’s civics center had less than 20 students taking their courses. By 2028, every student at the university will be required to take two courses there. https://t.co/YlMhzRLs9h
In his first visit to the University of Florida, Stuart Bell addressed concerns over his previous support for diversity initiatives: "I have not come to Florida to bring DEI or any form of woke back. Period." https://t.co/DuC0jz7PPT
A president's resignation has again cast a harsh light on Michigan State's trustees, but one outspoken board member says leadership tension is "a gift." https://t.co/cwIffHTPOs
A new policy, which will require most foreigners seeking a green card to leave the U.S. to apply for temporary residency, could affect students and scholars seeking to stay in the country. Read more in and sign up to receive Latitudes in your inbox. https://t.co/K1sZsnjn1e
Opinion | The right-wing movement becomes increasingly untethered from real conservatism. That matters for thinking about intellectual diversity on campus. https://t.co/32QQdYzWzH
To avoid viral commencement blowups, some colleges are prerecording student speeches. At the College of Staten Island, the tactic produced its own spectacle: faculty with taped mouths, chants of “Let them speak!” and concerns about trust in students. https://t.co/b34j9wXDG1