CASE NAME: Chen, et al. v. Hillsdale College, No. 24-1788 (6th Cir. 08/28/25).
CASE NAME: Chen, et al. v. Hillsdale College, No. 24-1788 (6th Cir. 08/28/25).
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights recently announced the conclusion of its much-publicized investigation into the University of Pennsylvania for allowing Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who was born a biological male, to compete on its women's swim team.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Arthur C. Clark
On the very day before the on-campus assassination of controversial speaker and free speech advocate, Charlie Kirk, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released its sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings, which portray a pretty dismal level of support for free speech on the part of students and institutions alike.
CASE NAME: Doe v. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, No. 4:25CV3058 (D. Neb. 08/21/25).
Here's a higher education riddle: what practice do three of every four schools still follow that nearly 40% hope to change? The answer is scheduling classes one semester at a time, according to a recent poll from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
In a time when higher education is fighting to retain its values and research capabilities, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum is offering a path forward in her new book Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times. President emerita of Spelman College GA (2002–2015) and an award-winning psychologist, she blends research with insights from her experiences leading institutions. In her book she discusses the contemporary challenges of a college presidency and provides leadership solutions to address the issues.
As the new school year starts, more students than ever will have access to artificial intelligence (AI); in fact, many will have a hard time avoiding it. Operating systems increasingly have AI built into them, and many laptops even have dedicated keys to bring up an AI assistant at the push of a button.
Case name: Letter re: Marymount University, No. 11-23-2313 (OCR 01/16/25).

