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Boston U Hires Outgoing Harvard Misinformation Researcher
The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader
The dishonesty of Kathy Banks related to a failed hire ultimately ended her presidency at Texas A&M. But tensions over her leadership had simmered for nearly two years.
After Racist Writings Revealed, Scholar’s Link to Texas Center Erased
A HuffPost exposé connected a visiting scholar at UT Austin to posts made under a pseudonym. It’s not the center’s first brush with controversy.
Suit Seeks to Bar Classroom Impact of Idaho Antiabortion Law
Barred From Testifying by a Research Agreement
Lawyers representing children suing California sought two Stanford University K-12 researchers as expert witnesses. But the state Department of Education threatened the professors with fines.
Weighing Retracting an Abortion Critic’s Work, With Lawyers Involved
Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era.
Texas A&M Professor Suspended for Allegedly Criticizing Lieutenant Governor
Texas A&M already lost its president in the wake of a Texas Tribune article on the mishandled hiring of a Black professor. Now, the Tribune connects politics to the investigation of a current professor.