Since 2016, several state legislatures have allocated millions to establish civics-related academic units at public universities. chroni.cl/3ELQElR

Opinion: It is time academe starts defending commitments to DEI as seriously as it defends commitment to academic freedom, one expert argues. chroni.cl/3SBLyyf

Florida bills would ban gender studies, limit trans pronouns, erode tenure PEN America said #HB999 would impose “perhaps the most draconian and censorious restrictions on public colleges and universities in the country.” washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

"Our campus is undergoing a hostile takeover. Exactly two years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol building... DeSantis’s office issued a statement announcing six gubernatorial appointments to New College’s 13-member board of trustees..." teenvogue.com/story/new-coll…

What’s been hardest for one gender-studies professor is seeing the toll on her students. “They're facing a situation where their education is being used as a pawn in somebody else's political game.” chroni.cl/4202EtY

Opinion | How to Kill Innovation: The Florida ‘Master Plan’: Attacks on institutional autonomy, academic freedom and tenure, and diversity initiatives undermine the climate for innovation, Michael Lanford and William G. Tierney write. #HigherEd bit.ly/3YxqCJP

These legislative proposals represent a “new era” in the history of American higher education that is “unprecedented.” “We’ve never seen anything like this before" Some States Want to Reshape #Tenure. This Time, They Might Succeed. chronicle.com/article/some-s…

State legislators pass controversial laws. Colleges issue cautious legal interpretations. Professors are told to watch what they say. Is this how censorship happens? chroni.cl/3J3fkY7

State lawmakers have introduced at least 21 bills since December to limit colleges’ diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Check out our new legislative tracker and map. chroni.cl/3l2akLs

HB1376 would require syllabi to be posted at the beginning of each semester. It also prohibits use of state funds for meetings, memberships or activities that promote "divisive concepts". Watch the video: tnga.granicus.com/player/clip/27…

North Carolina joins Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina in directing public colleges to provide information on diversity, equity, and inclusion spending. chroni.cl/3mZbdFa

North Carolina lawmakers asked public universities for a detailed inventory of all employee trainings covering diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, “or other similar topics." chroni.cl/3JUOPFV

New AAUP report released today further documents shift in academic workforce: Over 68% of faculty members held contingent appointments in fall 21, including full-time non-tenure-track (13%), full-time with no tenure system (7%), & part-time (48%) faculty. aaup.org/article/data-s…

Opinion: When librarians have tenure, it's good for the whole university. But it's being taken away. chroni.cl/3JTUURO

Expansion of the Divisive Concepts Bill moves forward. What a clip...tnga.granicus.com/player/clip/28…

Faculty received this message from the Provost today. For more information: provost.utk.edu/divisive-conce…