4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (681+ words) A group for LGBTQ+ higher ed administrators has been hit hard by an increasingly hostile policy landscape. But members are working to support each other. When the group LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education started taking shape in the 2000s, it consisted…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (679+ words) The AAUP’s suits against Texas A&M and Texas Tech could bring questions about academic freedom to the “unpredictable” Fifth Circuit, which has yet to weigh in on the issue. The plaintiffs in the Texas lawsuits will likely rely on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) The system now requires that courses “advocat[ing] race or gender ideology, sexual orientation, or gender identity” receive presidential approval. Texas A&M University faculty members sued their university this week in an effort to block a system policy that…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (636+ words) Democrats argue the bill will actually strip LGBTQ+ students of civil rights protections, going beyond what the Supreme Court intended. Activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court hears arguments on trans athlete bans on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. House Republicans…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (242+ words) In recent months, the Texas Tech system has passed comprehensive restrictions on how faculty can teach about gender, sexuality and race. Faculty in the Texas Tech University System are accusing university leaders of violating their First Amendment rights and of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (834+ words) The majority of justices blessed the prohibitions Idaho and West Virginia lawmakers passed in 2020 and 2021. The Supreme Court held oral arguments in the two transgender athlete cases in January. Ryan Quinn | Inside Higher Ed The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (895+ words) As some colleges and universities scale back Pride displays, a new institute strengthens support for LGBTQ+ students, preserves queer history and funds systemwide programming. CUNY’s newly established Institute for LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement and Public History builds on the university system’s…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (946+ words) While many colleges are still celebrating Pride Month, a small number have deleted related social media posts, dropped out of local events and stopped flying the rainbow flag. Pride Month is the latest casualty in higher education’s broad retreat from…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (169+ words) More than half of survey respondents are considering jobs at other universities. Restrictions on race, gender and sexuality instruction introduced late last year at Texas Tech University led faculty to change or field requests to change content for 277 courses, according…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (801+ words) New Trevor Project survey finds that while LGBTQ+ young people still experience high levels of anxiety and depression, affirming schools and campuses can lower their risk of suicide. New research from the Trevor Project found that LGBTQ+ young people continue…...