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Opinion

Rethinking Awards Processes

Annmarie Caño suggests systemic changes to awards and recognition processes to make them more inclusive and less prone to bias.

5 Questions for an Expert on Interdisciplinary Research

Duke vice provost Ed Balleisen explains how scientific collaboration among disciplines can not only drive student engagement but also help solve global problems.

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Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trump?

Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. But the coming Republican federal takeover could threaten that growth.

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Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?

Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort.

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All in a Day’s Work: Making Math Relevant and Engaging

One faculty member at LaGuardia Community College shares how she’s implemented active learning to address students’ negative perceptions of math.

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Opinion

Why I Invited AI to Dinner

Asking students to converse with chat bots can help them see academic inquiry as a conversation, Michael Millner writes.

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Louisiana Governor Calls on LSU to Punish Professor for Alleged Anti-Trump Speech

Republican governor Jeff Landry, claiming to defend free speech, is publicly targeting a specific professor for brief alleged classroom comments on Trump voters. 

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Law Faculty Are More Racially, Gender Diverse Than Ever

However, first-generation students and graduates of less selective law schools still struggle to break in, according to a new study.