Courses titled “LGTBQ Literatures” and “Introduction to LGBTQ Studies” were canceled for violating Texas A&M system policy. https://chroni.cl/3Tmkkjq

Ursuline College is suing the athletics conference that kicked it out over a merger, alleging that the expulsion was a breach of contract and will disproportionately impact female athletes. https://chroni.cl/4f8GAG9

Opinion | Remembering an infamous showdown in court between two feminist historians. https://chroni.cl/4gK2zEr

Colleges now have two months to comply with sharp limits on how long foreigners are allowed to remain in the United States. https://chroni.cl/4vLl53i

This week we look at cheating at Brown, hate speech at Cornell, campus surveillance, and disciplinary politicization. All in The Review newsletter. Sign up today to get your copy delivered weekly. https://chroni.cl/4wcCSRQ

From the Archives: Four scholars with very different opinions debate antisemitism on college campuses. https://chroni.cl/4w7Mux0

Colleges claim to teach critical thinking, but what is it, exactly? Everyone seems to agree it is important, but the skills, attitudes, and habits of mind that comprise critical thinking are often not directly taught in college, say many educators and experts who study it. https://chroni.cl/4pkeg6U

Once again, the U. of California is poised to reshape the national debate over college-entrance exams. https://chroni.cl/4vCTMaZ

Janet Napolitano helped push the University of California away from the SAT. Six years later, with faculty warning that students are arriving unprepared, she sees things differently. https://chroni.cl/4gBi9lL

A proposed grant making rule seeks wrest federal grant evaluation from independent peer reviewers and hand it to administration-appointed officials, clearing the path for more grant cancellations. Researchers and colleges across the country are scrambling to stop it. https://chroni.cl/3Tkauyw

Just over half of polled faculty rejected a statement of no confidence in Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz, days after he made the surprise announcement that he wouldn't be leaving for Clemson University. https://chroni.cl/4gGWw3E

Opinion | The advent of artificial intelligence has dramatically expanded campus surveillance capabilities — and the potential for misuse. https://chroni.cl/4w1xzVa

From the Archives: What does higher ed's financial future look like? Here's what CFOs, consultants, professors, and presidents are thinking. https://chroni.cl/4fHM0qL

Newly released public records show the extent to which disagreement over AI strategy drove the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents to oust Jay Rothman, the system leader. https://chroni.cl/3TkHNS2

Opinion | If you want Cornell to punish this undergraduate for his speech, you are complicit with the Trump Administration. https://chroni.cl/4ymsrfP

Essay | On Ian Stevenson’s quixotic attempts to discover if the human mind exists somehow beyond the body itself, and if it could possibly be transferred from one body to another. https://chroni.cl/4gXzoOv

An audit confirms some of the concerns raised by advocates for the equestrian program, who alleged that the university had used faulty data to target the team. https://chroni.cl/4aTKrEs

In this week's Review newsletter: the American Sociology Association and its discontents, students' love-hate relationship with AI, and teaching loads. https://chroni.cl/4h8PPHC

From the Archives: Essay | Professors' boldness doesn’t typically extend to interactions with our colleagues. We want them to like us, and so we work to avoid their disapproval. We don’t want to make trouble. https://chroni.cl/4vshw1t

Janet Napolitano helped push the University of California away from the SAT. Six years later, with faculty warning that students are arriving unprepared, she sees things differently. https://chroni.cl/4yhvLsR

Nearly 70 percent of the most selective colleges saw the number of underrepresented minority students on their campuses decline in recent years according to a new Chronicle analysis of institutional enrollment data. https://chroni.cl/4yDiTNZ

Explore The Chronicle's new tool that allows you to see how enrollment data by race has shifted since the SFFA Supreme Court decision in 2023. https://chroni.cl/3Ty36j4

New polling shows Democrats' faith in higher education plunged by 11 points over the last year. https://chroni.cl/4vubygK

Yale's Maurie McInnis said "speculation and misinformation" led her to issue a statement about a possible Trump deal, and Carnegie Mellon's leader made revealing remarks regarding the president and free speech in leaked audio. https://chroni.cl/4pgZLAQ

The U. of Bridgeport is stabilizing after acquisition, North Carolina's budget slashes funding for student success, and Temple to lay off 40 workers. https://chroni.cl/4f9wlQA

Readers weigh in on free expression, civility on campus, and politicizing sociology. https://chroni.cl/4aU557r

From the Archives: The University of Missouri president secured a reputational turnaround for the struggling flagship in Columbia. But at what cost? https://chroni.cl/4fAz3jm

The viral Vanderbilt report accused anthropology of being “the most extreme case” of politicization. In a Q&A, the head of the American Anthropological Association called it “poorly researched” and “lacking in any rigor.” https://chroni.cl/4pk7KgA

Roosevelt Montás wants to bring an approach inspired by Columbia's core curriculum to general-education reform. He is leading a new center at Bard College that he hopes will become a place where like-minded academics can learn how to create and teach these kinds of courses. https://chroni.cl/4gAHU5K

Opinion | Controversies wracking the American Sociological Association raise old questions about the purpose of such societies. https://chroni.cl/4figb7B

Six in 10 colleges in a recent survey said international applications had decreased for this fall. That’s the inverse of trends from just three years ago. https://chroni.cl/44XhUu7

An accounting professor has analyzed dozens of universities’ finances, finding that budget cuts aren’t needed. But is he just telling faculty what they want to hear? https://chroni.cl/4gB1E9q

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every aspect of university life. Fifteen scholars weigh in on what happens next. https://chroni.cl/4bkUDpA

It's been almost a year since the Trump administration's deal with Columbia. So when news broke that Yale was considering a settlement, groups representing faculty, students, and alumni were ready to respond. https://chroni.cl/44oQpJP

Texas Tech’s new chancellor promised to remake the university system’s curriculum. A new lawsuit alleges the overhaul has ensnared material including Plato’s Republic, Holocaust lessons and “factual information about race.” https://chroni.cl/3RtLg07

The Texas Tech University system is implementing new limits on how faculty can teach about race and gender. The system chancellor says it's to help produce “high value” degrees. Critics say it's censorship. https://chroni.cl/3TbWeI2

From free-speech fights to beer-soaked frat parties, the nation's colleges and universities reflect the country's highest aspirations and grandest indulgences. https://chroni.cl/3QQ1jFo

A Florida university disciplined its students for a silent protest. Now, free-speech watchdogs have gotten involved. https://chroni.cl/4ftjcTK

From the Archives: Inside Jim Ryan’s surreal, bewildering, and paranoid final days as UVa’s president. https://chroni.cl/4pdb7WB

When professors want to dispute cuts, they turn to Howard Bunsis. Is he just telling them what they want to hear? https://chroni.cl/4goDNcR

Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" lost in federal court. Will similar "divisive content" restrictions in states like Alabama, Texas, and North Carolina meet the same fate? https://chroni.cl/44Sr9vx

Opinion | Ashley T. Rubin, a sociologist who was among the authors of the recent report on the state of the humanities and humanistic social sciences, offers some hypotheses about activist scholarship. https://chroni.cl/4vZhpf2

Sociology is under fire from right-wing politicians in Florida. A recent contest to lead the American Sociological Association became a stage for a debate over whether the field’s activist tendencies are to blame. https://chroni.cl/4h427AY

The U. of Akron is selling properties to bolster its budget, Mt. Hood Community College will shed 27 jobs, and Brown's ratings outlook darkens. https://chroni.cl/4vP2cNr

From the Archives: Trump’s DOJ threatened UCLA with multiple discrimination lawsuits, demanded more than $1 billion in fines and pressed for a raft of changes on the conservative wish list for higher ed that had nothing to do with antisemitism. https://chroni.cl/4y3Lag6

In an interview with The Chronicle, Kevin Guskiewicz describes why he decided to stay at Michigan State University — after criticizing its governing board and accepting another job. https://chroni.cl/3SRr8W7

The sunsetting of the federal Grad PLUS program has left a gaping hole in graduate financing. Some state-based nonprofits and agencies are expanding their own loan programs in response. https://chroni.cl/3RpGalx

For the historian John Thelin, one image captures the erosion of support for American research: the "public humiliation" of fired civil-service scientists, carrying boxes of belongings out of their offices. https://chroni.cl/4gsyUzA

Opinion | The deals being struck today are changing what college athletics is, and what kind of institution a university must become to sustain it. https://chroni.cl/4f6wBQr

More professors are moving all writing into class to prevent students from using AI. But can students write lengthy essays or research papers entirely in class? What is eliminated if more class time is spent on writing? https://chroni.cl/44RFFUo