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New Retirement Benefits a ‘Massive Win’ for Employees
Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill to give faculty and staff more time to choose a retirement plan. They hope it will help keep “the best and brightest” in state.
UCLA, Davis Join Strike Supporting Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Academic employees at two more University of California campuses have joined the University of California, Santa Cruz in the strike...
Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?
Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?
American Sociological Assoc. Members Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Members of the American Sociological Association (ASA) have passed a resolution calling “for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza”...
Editors of ‘Philosophy & Public Affairs’ Journal Resign En Masse
Thirty-eight editors of Philosophy & Public Affairs, a Wiley-owned journal, announced their resignations en masse Wednesday, including the entire editorial...
Study: Gender Gaps Persist for Female Scientists
The number of female biomedical researchers is increasing and so is the share of grants they receive, according to a...
Former U. of Arizona Student Convicted of Killing Professor
A jury has convicted a former University of Arizona graduate student of murdering professor Thomas Meixner on campus in October...
UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests
A walkout at the University of California, Santa Cruz could spread to other campuses in the state. The university system is calling the strike “illegal.”