Vimal Patel

The law limits teaching on race, gender and other topics. Part of the law related to colleges was struck down. It remains in effect in K-12 schools.

An appellate court on Tuesday struck down parts of a Florida law that restrict the teaching of ideas related to race, sexism and unconscious bias in college classrooms.

A group of sociologists broke away in protest from their colleagues over disagreements about Israel. Some worry the political stances are harming the field.

The politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

The university chose a Vanderbilt academic, Cybele Raver, after a previous candidate for the role had to step down because of a brain cancer diagnosis.

The Texas Tech faculty meeting began amicably this spring, with offers of refreshments. Then administrators handed out reports, created partly by artificial intelligence, listing the lessons professors needed to stop teaching.

Some say the AI-powered effort to ferret out forbidden topics, led by an ex-lawmaker behind the legislature’s conservative overhaul of higher ed, is a dystopian academic nightmare.

The University of Michigan has picked Vanderbilt University's top academic officer to become its new leader, months after its last selection could not take the job because of a brain cancer diagnosis.

The Texas Tech faculty meeting began amicably this spring, with offers of refreshments. Then administrators handed out reports, created partly by artificial intelligence, listing the lessons professors needed to stop teaching.