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A photo illustration including a photograph of Jim Jordan, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee chairman, the front page of a recent interim staff report from his committee and partial quotes from the report.

Misinformation Research Plows Ahead—but So Do Political Detractors

Republicans’ ongoing lawsuits and House probes have buffeted those who study online falsehoods. Researchers say there’s been a “chilling effect,” but the work goes on.

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Breaking Free From the ‘Student Loan Matrix’

A self-taught student loan researcher argues that a series of assumptions about college are ensnaring students in a debt trap—and he offers a way out.

Pro-Palestinian students protest at UCLA. One holds a sign that reads "neutral = pro genocide."

UC Faculty Oppose Plans for ‘Viewpoint-Neutral’ Middle East History

Some scholars found the idea of developing programming to ease on-campus tensions over the Israel-Hamas war an outrageous overstep by the system’s president.

Reported for Rape at Fresno State, Then Earned Tenure at a Local College

An investigation by California State University, Fresno, found that the now president of the Academic Senate at Fresno City College...
People demonstrating, holding signs saying "On Strike," with a Columbia College Chicago sign on the building behind them.

Columbia Chicago Faculty Strike Hits One-Month Mark

The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers.

A Professor Caught in the Middle on Israel-Hamas: Syllabus Podcast

This week’s episode of the Syllabus podcast, from the Office of Open Learning at American Jewish University and Inside Higher...

Emory Ph.D. Student Workers Unionize, Join Organizing Wave

Emory University Ph.D. student workers have voted to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday. The vote was 909...
A man wearing a lab coat and a gloves holds up a paper covered in words and graphs but blocked by the word "rejected" in red.

Worries of Harm Lead to Scientific Censorship

The authors of a new paper make recommendations for reducing scientific censorship by improving transparency in the publication of academic research.