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Boston U Grad Worker Strike Now Longest in a Decade

With fall classes beginning about a week from now, the private institution must reach a deal soon with its student employees—or face further disruption.

Wisconsin Regents Vote to Lay Off Dozens of Tenured Faculty

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents overwhelmingly approved a plan Thursday to lay off numerous tenured faculty members as...
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Opinion

Rethinking Graduate Advising

Genia M. Bettencourt and Rachel E. Friedensen argue for systemic change in STEM doctoral programs.

In AAU Quest, LSU Raises Tenure Bar for Librarians

On its quest to snag a prestigious national research ranking, Louisiana State University is making it harder for librarians to...
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Opinion

In Teaching With Gen AI, Consider Sustainability

Faculty lack information about generative AI’s environmental impacts, and universities should prioritize sustainable computing, Susanne Hall writes.

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When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Called a ‘DEI Hire’

The first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for president is facing conservative attacks on her race. We spoke to an Obama historian about past precedent and today’s differences.

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Opinion

A Case Against Rubrics

Rubrics are not the path to intellectual liberation, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera writes.

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New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors

The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.