Counter-protestors vastly outnumbered the Free Palestine demonstrators at Ole Miss in first such campus protest in Mississippi.
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Posted inNorth Carolina
UNC Chapel Hill social justice hub ‘closed indefinitely’ by administrators after pro-Palestine protests
The university administration’s decision to close Campus Y was made without consultation from students or the university’s faculty governance office.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
‘A culture shift’ as Colorado starts its first bachelor’s degree program at a women’s prison
Women make up 8% of Colorado’s incarcerated population but this is the first four-year degree available in the state’s prisons for women.
Posted inFort Worth
FAFSA glitches persist, locking out Arlington students from completing their financial aid
As of April 19, 2024, only 38.5% of Texas seniors had completed their FAFSA.
Posted inCalifornia
California colleges got billions in pandemic relief funds. What will happen once it’s gone?
Congress gave California’s public colleges and universities more than $8 billion in emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the money is drying up and schools are faced with a grim financial future.
Posted inPittsburgh
More professors lack job security. How does that impact teaching, learning and working in Pittsburgh?
As tenured faculty positions dwindle, universities turn to cost-saving adjunct instructors. For some, these shaky contracts force frugal living and restrictive classroom messaging.
Posted inOhio
‘Day-to-day’: Case Western Reserve administrators anticipate allowing pro-Palestinian encampment to continue Tuesday night
Though school officials didn’t say how long they will allow it to go on, student protestors said they aren’t leaving until their demands are met.
Posted inTexas
Gov. Greg Abbott and UT-Austin shift from championing free speech to policing protesters’ intentions
The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.
Posted inRace and Equity
‘Everybody’s not interested in politics’: How HBCU students are trying to increase voter engagement on their campuses
HBCU students are trying to compel their peers to become politically involved this year, against a backdrop of factors that are a bit different than those at predominantly white institutions.
Posted inPittsburgh
Grad students at Pitt, CMU say their wages aren’t keeping up with rising cost of living
Grad students at Pittsburgh’s major research universities are fronting a growing share of the academic workload. In return, they’re asking for a bigger paycheck.