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A photograph of people demonstrating as part of the Boston University graduate student worker strike, holding signs saying things such as "SEIU BUGWU on ULP strike."

7-Month Boston University Grad Worker Strike Ends, but Fight May Not Be Over

The student employees won their first union contract after months of bargaining and then a lengthy walkout. But the agreement, which only lasts three years, doesn’t achieve some major demands.

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Opinion

Your PowerPoints Probably Suck

But you can easily improve them, writes Zachary Nowak, who offers 10 suggestions for how to do that.

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Opinion

Teaching Centers Aren’t Dumping Grounds

It comes down to respect—and it’s time for a reset, Kerry O’Grady writes.

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Kansas Lecturer Leaves After Remark on Shooting Men Who Won’t Vote for Women

The University of Kansas announced Friday that an instructor is no longer employed there after a video showed him “making...
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Academic Success Tip: Addressing Math Anxieties

Many college students feel overly nervous about math courses. Here are seven strategies to help them navigate math anxiety.

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What’s Behind the Push for ‘Institutional Neutrality’?

Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?

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Opinion

Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Rosalie Metro offers ideas for facilitating sensitive classroom conversations with compassion this election season.

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A Year of Investigations, Punishments and Arrests of Scholars

Dozens of faculty members and grad student workers have faced discipline from colleges, universities and police since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Some have now returned to work. Others lost their jobs.