Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

The Trump administration seems to view “too many” Black and Hispanic students at a selective college as cause for suspicion, David Hawkins writes.

A commercialization postdoc program might be exactly what you need to launch your career, Chris Smith and Tomer Joshua write.

Cynthia Stark explains why she is no longer proud to teach at the University of Utah.

Santa J. Ono explains why he’s pursuing the University of Florida presidency.

Jennifer N. Suriano, Terri Ward and Julienne Cuccio Slichko share insights for other faculty looking for new jobs after a college closure.

Under Linda McMahon’s leadership of ED, colleges should prepare for a student aid policy characterized by inefficiencies and overreach, Daniel A. Collier writes.

Support for faculty well-being should be an expectation of academic leadership, Richard Badenhausen writes.

The Trump administration has the symbolic fight it wants, Brian Rosenberg writes.

Beth Mitchneck and Stephanie A. Goodwin suggest some simple ways academic administrators can support faculty whose research and teaching are under threat.

In his final “Intellectual Affairs” column, Scott McLemee looks back at 20 years of writing about the world of scholarly books and ideas.

Cuts to Medicaid spending could prove to be the most devastating threat to the sector yet, F. King Alexander and Stephen Katsinas write.

In part one of a three-part series, the former senior leadership team of Cabrini University explains the decision to close and what came after.

Let’s not get played again, OiYan Poon and Janelle Wong write.

The stakes are too high for higher ed to stay out of the fray, Austin Sarat writes.

In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.

Christopher Newfield writes that higher ed has a better counternarrative to share.

The U.S. university-federal partnership is a miracle for global scientific progress. It must be protected, Mary Sue Coleman writes.

Holden Thorp writes that the public response from college presidents to the Trump administration’s orders has been quiet so far—but he expects that to change.

Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about public higher ed, Michael S. Harris writes.

The work of teaching has never been harder, Seth C. Bruggeman writes.

We shouldn’t let our rights be up for debate anymore, Erin O’Callaghan and Anne Kirkner write.

Daniel A. Collier writes that Linda McMahon’s approach as secretary of education may not mirror that of Betsy DeVos.

Colleges should rethink their approaches to DEI if they don’t want to see it dismantled during a second Trump administration, Patrick J. Casey writes.

Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.