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Boycotts Cannot Become the New Normal
Ronald R. Krebs argues that the new AAUP statement on academic boycotts undermines scholarly values and opens the door to further politicization of the academy.
Report: Closing Equity Gaps With Digital Tools
A recent report from Every Learner Everywhere highlights 12 case studies in which instructors implemented technology to benefit student success, particularly for historically disadvantaged students.
Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.
Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?
Republicans Seek to Revive China Initiative
Many education and civil rights advocates are worried the proposed House legislation would justify racial profiling and hinder American science.
Penn Embraces Institutional Neutrality
Claremont Institute, Home of ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer, Returns to Political Science Conference
Some American Political Science Association members are criticizing their organization for welcoming back a pro-Trump think tank that has been absent from annual meetings since 2021. But the association says it was never banned.
Tim Walz, China and Me
The choice of a vice presidential candidate with deep ties to China prompts Jeffrey Wasserstrom to reflect on trips taken and not.
One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators
The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.