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New AAUP President Calls JD Vance a Fascist

The new president of the American Association of University Professors called Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance a “fascist” in...
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A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?

Opinion

Curiosity: From Forbidden Fruit to Catalyst of Progress

How and why curiosity shifted from vice to virtue—and what colleges can do to drive it.

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A Big Chunk of Professors Flunked U of Florida Post-Tenure Review

After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster.

Whistleblower Alleges TIAA Misled Customers on Investments

Investment advisory titan TIAA, which provides financial services and retirement planning at numerous universities, is accused of steering customers toward...

Otter AI Catches Yale Researchers Insulting Interviewee

A group that opposes the number of addiction treatment programs in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City says artificial...
Wildfire

Blueprint for Climate Action Across Higher Ed

Colleges and universities are well positioned to tackle the effects of climate change from multiple angles, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute.

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Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests

Mathematics faculty members at Moorpark College piloted an intervention to increase allotted time for all students to complete math tests—and saw more students pass.