Policy and Legal Affairs

COVID policies: How 9 universities plan to approach the pandemic this fall

Despite low hospitalizations and deaths among students, some institutions are keeping vaccine mandates in place.

New Big Ten presidents: One soars at Michigan, while another faces early trouble at Penn State

U-M names Santa Ono of the University of British Columbia as its next leader; Penn State's Bendapudi faces allegations from former colleague at Louisville.

Undergraduate student workers as union employees

Student organizing is a very real possibility and colleges and universities should understand what union recognition and bargaining mean for their institutions.

Woke-up call: UF president sends video to faculty to deal with DeSantis-backed bill

Union vows to fight new legislation on free speech but warns that morale among professors is sinking across the state, with some reconsidering their positions.

Research universities are shortchanging their storytelling

Universities might start to think about crafting and socializing a compelling research narrative much like they would a fundraising campaign narrative.

What 3 elements are driving the attacks on tenure, free speech in higher education?

The severity of sanctions is increasing, so what does that mean for the best and brightest faculty?

Columbia, NYU and Howard presidents all announce retirements

The three leaders all plan to remain on through the 2022-23 academic years, and two say they will return to teaching.

Howard University goes online amid spike in COVID-19 cases, low quarantine space

With commencement ceremonies a month away and the city seeing a 140% increase, the university isn't taking chances.

Can cutting wi-fi get more students to comply with COVID-19 mandates?

Emory University had some success with it, but it came with a price: heavy backlash from social media.

Will COVID fatigue prevent colleges from new mandates when cases rise?

As institutions have lessened protocols and talked up an endemic phase, a new variant is lurking and spreading rapidly.

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