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Every American Has a Stake in Columbia’s Fate

The federal government is trying to put the entire private university into a state of receivership, Austin Sarat writes.

Photo illustration: Jed Atkins, director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Resignations, Disagreements With Dean Roil Chapel Hill Civics School

UNC professors who supported the initiative when others derided it are resigning and denouncing its leader. It’s an ironic turn for a civil discourse school.

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Degree in 3, Plus an M.B.A.

A Pennsylvania college is launching a business degree that can be completed in three years, with the hopes of giving students the opportunity to earn their master of business administration in the fourth year.

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Publishers Embrace AI as Research Integrity Tool

The $19 billion academic publishing industry is adopting AI-powered tools to improve the quality of peer-reviewed research and speed up production. The latter goal yields “obvious financial benefit” for publishers, one expert said.

Wyoming Governor Signs Anti-DEI Law Restricting Curriculum

Wyoming now has an anti–diversity, equity and inclusion law that bans community colleges and the University of Wyoming, the state’s...
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Opinion

Against Service Shaming

Discouraging and devaluing faculty participation in service undermine the public impact of universities, Cullen C. Merritt writes.

A photograph of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators on Columbia University's campus.

Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors

But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.

‘AI-Empowered’ Site Accuses Yale Scholar of Being Part of Terrorist Group

Yale University suspended an instructor after a news site powered by artificial intelligence accused her of being part of a...