As the midterms approach, “Reading Lolita in Tehran” author Azar Nafisi has a warning for Americans: Pay attention when governments fear books and ideas. Drawing on Iran’s experience, she makes the case for a powerful form of resistance: reading. https://bit.ly/4hJ4O9Q #LibEdMag #BannedBooksWeek

Higher education cannot simply tell the public why it matters. It has to show it.
“Trust is earned through trustworthiness.” AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella on what it takes to rebuild public trust in higher education: https://bit.ly/4rG3OI3 #LibEdMag

What happens when the White House press pool loses access? What are the lessons as we educate future journalists? Veteran reporter Tara McKelvey weighs in. https://bit.ly/4pt3vxD #LibEdMag

The Trump administration wants to make big changes to the accreditation system. Higher ed advocates are raising concerns. What is at stake? Read “A Fight for Control” from #LibEdMag for perspectives on accreditation, quality, institutional independence, and what may come next. https://bit.ly/3Qgpegx

AI-dependent, academically unprepared, politically disengaged: The popular image of today’s college students misses the complexities of a generation coming of age in an uncertain world. Read about this and more in the latest issue of #LibEdMag. https://bit.ly/3UR0vSj

“We can aim to produce engaged citizens who think critically and who are gainfully employed.” Edconic CEO Brandon Busteed outlines a new career-prep playbook in the latest #LibEdMag. https://bit.ly/4gn9x0f

“Institutions must place voting at the center of their democratic mission and ensure their actions match their rhetoric.” With threats to voting rights at the federal and state level, @bardcollege.bsky.social President Jonathan Becker calls on #highered to act now.
https://bit.ly/45H0Lp5 #LibEdMag