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A Protest Resignation
One prominent anthropologist, Marshall Sahlins, resigns from National Academy of Sciences to protest its election of another prominent anthropologist, Napoleon Chagnon, as well as the group's military partnerships.
Scholar Detained, Meeting Aborted
After one of its faculty members is turned away from Dubai, London School of Economics pulls out of joint conference with American U. of Sharjah.
Big Push for Open Access
White House order jump-starts the process and even wins support from publishers.
Snapshot Dissertation
Should universities require graduate students to pare down years of research into a soundbite that can be understood by non-scholars?
Game of Theories
25 years ago, students in a Hamilton College professor's introductory sociology course all agreed to boycott his final for an A, without the communication technology we have today.
'Imperative for Change'
New information from the Delphi Project is designed to help adjuncts make their case for reform.
The 'I' in FIU
Florida International University has embarked on an ambitious effort to internationalize the curriculum and assess students' global learning.
Race or Productivity?
Study challenges earlier research that found black applicants less likely than comparable white applicants to receive NIH grants.