The Controversial Class That M.I.T. Is Paying a Professor Not to Teach NYT - Home Page By: Mark Arsenault 9 October 2026 at 15:06 Michel DeGraff, a vocal pro-Palestinian activist, canβt be easily fired because he has tenure. But he has been kicked out of his department. Β© Sophie Park for The New York TimesMichel DeGraff, a tenured professor at M.I.T., was pushed out of the universityβs linguistics section.
E.E.O.C. Sues Harvard for Data on Diversity in Hiring Practices NYT - Business By: Rebecca Davis OβBrien and Michael C. Bender 30 September 2026 at 18:17 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit asking a judge to compel the university to provide information on hiring practices that the agency said discriminated against white men. Β© Sophie Park for The New York TimesHarvard has been a frequent target of federal officials under the Trump administration.