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Board Member to Resign

A board member at a Nebraska college will resign following threats by the federal government to withhold student aid from the college if he stayed. In the Chronicle of Higher Education

DePaul’s Fear of Words

"DePaul University is struggling to process the idea that a college campus is a place to explore ideas, including controversial or disagreeable ones," writes the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune.

CFCC Employee Testifies

A former employee at Cape Fear Community College has testified that the college's former president consistently misused college funds to cover airplane upgrades, alcohol at meals, and personal vacation costs. On WECT.

Physicists Leave North Carolina

The American Physical Society will no longer hold an upcoming conference in North Carolina, due to concerns over House Bill 2. On Inside Higher Ed.

Loyola Drops Title IX Exemption

Loyola University of New Orleans has relinquished its religious exemption from Title IX. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Alumni’s Fondness Fades

Many small, elite liberal arts institutions are reporting declines in alumni donations following a year of campus race protests. In the New York Times.

Strapped for Students

As enrollment declines at many public universities, officials are borrowing recruiting tactics traditionally used by for-profit schools. On the Hechinger Report.

Harvard Republicans Won’t Endorse Trump

For the first time since its inception in 1888, the Harvard chapter of the College Republicans will not endorse the party's candidate for president. On Inside Higher Ed.

Free Speech v. Free Speech

"Campus activists have identified 'free speech,' as one more space to 'reclaim.' Many free speech enemies regard themselves as its champions," writes Rachelle Peterson. In the Claremont Review of Books.