Vimal Patel

The politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

The university chose a Vanderbilt academic, Cybele Raver, after a previous candidate for the role had to step down because of a brain cancer diagnosis.

The Texas Tech faculty meeting began amicably this spring, with offers of refreshments. Then administrators handed out reports, created partly by artificial intelligence, listing the lessons professors needed to stop teaching.

Some say the AI-powered effort to ferret out forbidden topics, led by an ex-lawmaker behind the legislature’s conservative overhaul of higher ed, is a dystopian academic nightmare.

The University of Michigan has picked Vanderbilt University's top academic officer to become its new leader, months after its last selection could not take the job because of a brain cancer diagnosis.

The Texas Tech faculty meeting began amicably this spring, with offers of refreshments. Then administrators handed out reports, created partly by artificial intelligence, listing the lessons professors needed to stop teaching.

The group that accredits law schools voted to eliminate a requirement that the schools show a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The bar association said that the diversity requirement could jeopardize its role as an accreditor that oversees nearly 200 juris doctorate programs.

Schools and entire states are creating new rules forcing professors to teach more hours and show up at the office. At one university, professors quit in response.