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Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor
A nationally prominent conservative lawyer, hired to defend the state’s Stop WOKE Act, asserted that what public university professors say in classrooms “is the government’s speech.” The national implications for academic freedom could be dire.
Can We Trust Social Science Research?
Issues of bias, credibility, politics, reliability and reproducibility.
Stanford Misinformation Group to Keep Going Despite Reported Cuts
Women Make Global Gains as Researchers, but Gaps Persist
A large-scale global study found that while the number of women in academic research is growing, STEM fields remain dominated by men.
The Uncertain Future of Private Research Universities
The growing share of research costs covered by institutions risks making the private research university business model unsustainable, Robert A. Brown writes.
Geographer Maps Origins of ‘Publish or Perish’
Program Innovations: Promoting Success in Student Research
To enhance the student experience and increase access to experiential learning, colleges and universities have gotten creative with undergraduate research experiences.