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Governance Executive Leadership

Controversy Mars Connecticut College Hire

Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.

Pages of a letter including bullet points ordering a faculty member to among other things, to “Cease engagement in offline conversations with reporters.”
Faculty Academic Freedom

Mayo Threatens Firing Professor for Interviews—and Idioms

A longtime faculty member at the medical school is being threatened with termination after interviews he gave to CNN and The New York Times.

Quick Takes

Cardona Calls Off Commencement Speech Because of Strike

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona canceled a planned commencement speech at the University of Washington over the weekend because of an...
Faculty

New Programs: Business, Elementary Education, Forensic Science, Social Work

The following colleges have announced new programs: Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and the ESSEC Business School, in...
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Opinion
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When Faculty Face Violent Threats

Police came to his door to tell him a former student wanted to kill him. Adam S. Ward shares what he learned from the experience for fellow researchers and their institutions.

By Adam S. Ward

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Faculty Diversity & Equity

MathFest in Florida? Some LGBTQ+ Mathematicians Aren’t Going

The Mathematical Association of America is facing controversy for deciding to host its big annual conference in Tampa.

Richard K. Miller, an older light-skinned man with gray hair, glasses, and a mustache.
Students Academics

The Long View on Transformative College Experiences: Key Podcast

A new coalition aims to embed into curricula experiences that develop student agency and purpose and improve their well-being decades later.

Quick Takes

U of Washington Research Postdocs, Scientists Begin Strike

University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists/engineers began striking Wednesday over pay and other issues. Becca Bluett, a member...