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Two people stand together holding a maroon Aggie shirt with maroon and silver balloons behind them.
Two people stand together holding a maroon Aggie shirt with maroon and silver balloons behind them.

The Toll of a Botched Hire

August 4, 2023

Texas A&M announces it will pay Kathleen McElroy $1 million and concludes that the university’s prior president, despite protestations to the contrary, played a key role in the mess.

A photo illustration showing photos of Stanford University researchers Sean Reardon and Thomas Dee with black bars pasted over their mouths.
A photo illustration showing photos of Stanford University researchers Sean Reardon and Thomas Dee with black bars pasted over their mouths.

Barred From Testifying by a Research Agreement

August 3, 2023

Lawyers representing children suing California sought two Stanford University K-12 researchers as expert witnesses. But the state Department of Education threatened the professors with fines.

An enhanced photo of a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman, with "retracted" written in red and all caps across it.
An enhanced photo of a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman, with "retracted" written in red and all caps across it.

Weighing Retracting an Abortion Critic’s Work, With Lawyers Involved

July 31, 2023

Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era.

An image created using a photo of Adrien Matray and graphs and quotes from a retraction note.
An image created using a photo of Adrien Matray and graphs and quotes from a retraction note.

Princeton Professor Objects to Retraction of Economics Paper

July 27, 2023

American Economic Review retracted an economics paper, it said, upon the authors’ request. But an author said it was without his consent.