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A photograph of a "die-in" protest at the Modern Language Association annual convention. Dozens of people are lying on the floor in a hotel, and people are standing around them with signs.

Denied Vote on Pro-BDS Resolution, MLA Convention Attendees Protest

The backlash continues to the Modern Language Association Executive Council’s fall decision not to let members vote on a pro-Palestinian resolution.

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Pro-Palestinian Columbia Professor Departs After Investigation

Katherine Franke, a law professor whose interview became the subject of a university investigation, says she’s effectively been terminated.

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‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader

Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.

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Opinion

Academic Freedom Requires DEI

The AAUP gets it, Jonathan Feingold writes.

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Watching Their Words: Faculty Say They’re Self-Censoring

Many scholars say they’re not giving certain assignments and are being careful in what they say to students—and to one another.

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All in a Day’s Work: 3 Stories of Changing Lives

Three professionals working in higher education share testimonies of how they’ve impacted students’ learning and future goals.

KU Professor Fired Amid China Initiative Sues to Regain Job

The University of Kansas fired a professor whom a jury convicted in 2022 as part of the first Trump administration’s...
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Opinion

AI and the Struggle for Control Over Research

For those feeling queasy about academic publishers’ AI deals, Günter Waibel and Dave Hansen argue the way forward is not more restrictive licenses—it’s open access.