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Dozens of bouquets and handwritten notes hang on a metal gate surrounding a picture of Jason Arday, a Black man with long dreadlocks.
Opinion

Plagiarism, Even if Proven, Does Not Deserve Moral Prosecution

Jason Arday, neurodivergence and what happens when academic accountability becomes public punishment.

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Opinion

What’s Worth Teaching? Say It Loud

We can make the capacities we’re implicitly teaching explicit.

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NIH Proposes Removing Peer Review Scores From Grant Applications

The National Institutes of Health has proposed changing how it evaluates grant applications in a way that would make the...
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Opinion

Have You Ever Noticed … ?

Gen ed as cultural sense making.

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Opinion

The Fatal, Familiar Takedown of Jason Arday

I wish the vicious envy and violent despising of Black male intellectual leadership had somehow bypassed him.

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The Heated Discourse About Civil Discourse

Groups advocating for “dialogue across difference” and finding better ways to discuss and disagree about controversial topics are themselves part of a polarized debate.

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Troy Shut Off Professor’s Email After He Contacted State Officials

Micah Swartz has also received two written disciplinary warnings since he sent a letter to Alabama lawmakers outlining his concerns about an ongoing state syllabi review.

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Opinion

What 2 Years as an Administrator Taught Me About Being a Senate Chair

I’ve seen shared governance from both sides of the table.