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Zoom’s Changing Stances on AI and User Data Have Faculty Alarmed
Faculty members joined the social media outrage over Zoom’s ambiguity on using data to feed its AI and machine learning platforms.
How Grading Veered 'Off the Mark'
A new book by two education professors explores why assessment became so fraught and what we can do to restore its original purpose: helping students learn.
Research Halted at Columbia-Linked NY Psychiatric Institute
Wiley Journal Board Resigns After Monthlong Strike
Departing editors accept that there’s “no shortage of academics” to replace them as they call for “concerted action.”
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.
Change in Medical Licensing Exam Concerns Students and Faculty
The exam was changed to a pass-fail model, ostensibly to relieve student stress. Critics say the change has not reduced stress but has amplified inequities among students.
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.