MADISON, Wis. — Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin rebuffed the fired system president’s claim that he was “blindsided” by their decision to oust him, telling lawmakers Thursday that he was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff. Members of the board of … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue. Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the board of regents … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents scheduled a Tuesday vote to consider firing the system’s president, who refused their offer to quietly resign because he said no reason had been given for the surprise ouster. Jay Rothman said in two letters sent to regents that he would not resign from leading … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired. The surprise effort to remove Jay Rothman from the post he has held since 2022 was detailed in letters Rothman sent to regents over the past … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — The president of the University of Wisconsin system said in letters obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been told to either resign or be fired, but has been given no reason and won’t step aside. Jay Rothman, president of the multicampus 165,000-student university system since 2022, said in … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held in recent months on the Ohio State University main campus with a single goal in mind: removing billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner’s name from buildings where it’s emblazoned. At issue — for union nurses at OSU’s Wexner … Read more
Students at the University of Texas at Dallas looking for print editions of The Retrograde might find themselves going on a scavenger hunt. The administration granted the newly established independent student newspaper four newsstands on campus. By contrast, The Mercury, the university-supported newspaper, was allowed 36 locations. “It’s censorship through access,” says Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein was a fixture in higher education circles. Professors and university leaders sought him out in hopes of securing donations and, in return, he amassed social capital for his connections to elite schools. Now, the fallout from the release of the Epstein files is having an outsize impact on the world of academia, costing … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The House Select Committee on China is calling on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pause a $67 million research security initiative, citing concerns that the universities leading the effort have engaged in problematic collaborations with Chinese military-linked institutions. In a Tuesday letter to NSF … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was ordering the “complete and immediate cancellation” of all Department of War attendants at universities like Princeton, Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Brown and Yale, starting with the next 2026-27 academic year. Hegseth added that the … Read more