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School Starts With a Strike at American University
Unionized staff at the D.C. university went on strike Monday after contract negotiations reached an impasse. Strikers say stagnant wages have made retention difficult and living in the city infeasible.
Presentism, Race and Trolls
History column leads to lockdown of American Historical Association’s Twitter account. What happened?
Pressure Over Trans Activist
U of California, Santa Cruz, faces online mobbing over a trans student’s controversial activism.
Opinion
‘Professor of Apocalypse’
Scott McLemee reviews Jerry Z. Muller’s Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes.
New Programs: Computer Science, International Security, Actuarial Science, Education
Clarke University has reinstated its bachelor of science in computer science. George Mason University is starting a B.A. in international...
Opinion
It’s Not (Always) the Students’ Fault
Eric Vanden Eykel describes how he learned firsthand how faculty members’ failings can become opportunities for positive change.
Allegations of Board Overreach
Why did the University of Florida suddenly fire its honors program director?
A Machine Can Now Do College-Level Math
An MIT team’s artificial intelligence, which can solve and explain problems in seconds, could help professors create content and assist with tutoring students. But some see subpar explanations and new ways for students to cheat.