The FAFSA debacle. Campus protests. Battles over diversity. A new study offers a potentially overlooked but not surprising solution to new sources of stress on campus: Kindness.
See how Baylor, Bucknell and Elon universities have fortified civil dialogue initiatives on campus ahead of a hotly debated U.S. presidential election.
College and university leaders thumped by campus blowback from the Israel-Hamas war find themselves with a perfect opportunity to prepare for a contentious presidential election season in the fall, a new guidebook declares.
Free speech advocates' calls to uphold open debate on college campuses is intersecting with a rise in verbal and physical violence against Jewish and Muslim students. Who can leaders rely on to help revive civil dialogue?
Boston University students exercised their right to free speech to shout "obscenities" at a commencement event that would have been "the precursor to a fistfight" back in President Robert A. Brown's youth, according to a statement.
Champions of Higher Education kicked off their public campaign last Friday to denounce recent legislation countrywide that they view threatens higher education and, by extension, the nation's democracy. Among the supporters are nine former state university system leaders from Louisiana, Maryland, California and Wisconsin, to name a few.
Political polarization recently led to a fiasco at Stanford University and to one Wayne State University professor getting arrested. Here are three states implementing programs that aim to champion civil discourse so voices can be heard, not silenced.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Freedom (FIRE) selected these institutions based on some of their head-scratching decisions such as circumventing a teacher's academic freedom, removing funding from a LGBTQ+ events, instating policies that would streamline firing tenured professors, and others.
AAUP replied to Florida College System's decision to restrict race-related class curriculum with a statement that blasts FCS for being "hypocritical" and appalling.
Faculty leaders have demanded the resignation of Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon after he blurted out a string of gibberish in a failed, offensive joke he made during a commencement ceremony.
Efforts to restrict critical race theory infringe "on the right of faculty to teach and of students to learn," a broad coalition of historians, faculty and administrators says.
The event aims to help institutional leaders 'become more intentional in serving all students and to improve both completion rates and the quality of student learning.'
Higher education leaders across the country impart strong messages after the trial result in the murder of George Floyd and offer support for their communities.
Our democracy depends on our ability to equip citizens with the skills to think critically, make decisions based on the best available evidence and remain open to alternative points of view.
UCLA leaders weigh in on disinformation and the role higher education can play in ensuring better outcomes that give the public real, accurate guidance.
Eastern Michigan is one of many institutions providing forums for discussion on polarizing social issues to help students, the public gain an understanding of the other side
