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Equal Pay Day 2026: U.S. Gender Pay Gap Widens for Second Year

New data confirms a setback driven by men’s rising earnings outpacing flat pay for women.

Austin Peay Reinstates Professor, Pays $500,000 After Improper Firing Over Charlie Kirk Post

Ninth Circuit Says UW Retaliated Against Professor Over Parody Land Acknowledgment

Ninth Circuit Rules UW Violated Professor’s Free Speech Over Syllabus Land-Acknowledgment Parody

FAU Reinstates Two Professors After Probe Finds Charlie Kirk Posts Were Protected Speech

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Cutting UC Funding and Seeking Billion-Dollar Penalty

FAU Professor Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Posts Sues University on First Amendment Grounds

Texas State Fires Tenured Professor Thomas Alter Again After Internal Hearing

Ball State Employee's Firing Over Private Post Becomes Flashpoint in Indiana Free-Speech Fight

Judge Reinstates South Dakota Professor, Halts Firing Over Facebook Post on Charlie Kirk

UCSF Professor Files Free Speech Lawsuit After Dismissal Over Gaza Criticism