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Cover of the book "How to Mentor Anyone in Academia" next to a photo of the author, Maria Lamonaca Wisdom.

Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education

While most students want good mentors, faculty often don’t know how to deliver on those expectations. A new book from a faculty coach at Duke University offers some guidance.

Judge Blocks Energy Department Plan to Cap Indirect Cost Rates

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to cap universities’ indirect research cost reimbursement rates, pending...
An artwork by artist Chavis Marmol, a Tesla 3 car crushed by a nine-ton Olmec-inspired head, is pictured in Mexico City on March 13, 2024
Opinion

A Logical Gap Behind Attacks on the Humanities

Two main arguments are used to attack the humanities. They can’t both be true, Katina L. Rogers writes.

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Reclaiming the Narrative About Critical Race Theory

Aja Martinez and Robert Smith say in a new book that the roots of CRT show that the academic discipline is uniquely American and an extension of the civil rights movement.

A group of brightly colored job applicants.

Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump?

The professoriate doesn’t demographically represent the U.S.—or the college student—population. The government’s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.

National Institutes of Health building

NIH Resumes Key Grant Review Panels

After a months-long pause, advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health are restarting, paving the way for the final approval of grants. Experts say it’s an encouraging sign for the $47 billion agency.

The words "First do no harm," spelled out in wooden blocks.
Opinion

Realpolitik for Boards

Governing boards, and faculty looking to them for leadership, would be wise to remember the first rule in governance is to do no harm, Andrew Lounder writes.

A photo of a dense crowd of people participating in a rally protesting the firing of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan on UVA's lawn in 2012.
Opinion

Some Rules for Campus Resistance

A 2012 governance fight at the University of Virginia offers lessons for other faculty who might need to host “a little rebellion” on their campus, Charles Mathewes writes.