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Opinion

Historians Must Reclaim the American Historical Association

Two recent vetoes by the association’s governing council raise the question of who defines what counts as “history.”

Opinion

Trump Seeks to Silence Critics. These Scholars Are Pushing Back.

Self-censorship might seem like a safe option right now, but public scholars have a responsibility to provide evidence and context in fraught times.

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Florida Moves Toward Banning H-1B Visa Hires

University system leaders say they need to pause hiring on the visas for a year to collect information about how universities utilize the program. Only the student and faculty board representatives objected.

Enhanced Monitoring ‘Politicizing’ College Donations From Qatar

Scholars criticize “crude” exercise as the Middle Eastern country tops the list of donors after the White House forced institutions to disclose foreign funds.

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Ph.D.s in STEM, Health Roles Fled Federal Research Agencies Last Year

The number of Ph.D. holders in STEM and health roles leaving 14 federal research agencies outnumbered hires 11 to 1...
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Again Defying Trump, Congress Proposes Increasing NIH Budget, Maintaining ED

Appropriators have released legislation that wouldn’t defund Education Department programs or slash the National Institutes of Health budget. And it would prohibit the federal government from capping NIH reimbursement rates.

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Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on a Court You’ve Never Heard Of

The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants “likely” belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them.

A photo of University of Maryland, College Park, president Darryll Pines, a Black man wearing glasses with a blue suit and a red tie.

Unreleased Report on Maryland President’s Alleged Plagiarism May Have Cost $600K

The University System of Maryland and its flagship College Park institution are refusing to release the report of an investigation...