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AAUP: Faculty Benefits Haven’t Recovered From Pandemic
Institutions’ contributions to full-time faculty members’ health and retirement benefits significantly declined in real dollars over the pandemic and still...
Mayo Threatens Firing Professor for Interviews—and Idioms
A longtime faculty member at the medical school is being threatened with termination after interviews he gave to CNN and The New York Times.
Cardona Calls Off Commencement Speech Because of Strike
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona canceled a planned commencement speech at the University of Washington over the weekend because of an...
Controversy Mars Connecticut College Hire
Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.
New Programs: Business, Elementary Education, Forensic Science, Social Work
The following colleges have announced new programs: Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and the ESSEC Business School, in...
Opinion
When Faculty Face Violent Threats
Police came to his door to tell him a former student wanted to kill him. Adam S. Ward shares what he learned from the experience for fellow researchers and their institutions.
MathFest in Florida? Some LGBTQ+ Mathematicians Aren’t Going
The Mathematical Association of America is facing controversy for deciding to host its big annual conference in Tampa.
U of Washington Research Postdocs, Scientists Begin Strike
University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists/engineers began striking Wednesday over pay and other issues. Becca Bluett, a member...