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Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce
Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.
Contingent Faculty Members Report Low Pay, Thoughts of Quitting
Over a quarter of respondents to a 2022 American Federation of Teachers survey of contingent faculty members earned less than...
‘From the River to the Sea’ Slogan Inflames Conference
Ethnomusicologists are dealing with the fallout from a presentation by Native American scholars that briefly used a controversial Palestinian phrase.
Editor Fired After Sharing ‘Onion’ Article on Israel, Hamas
A journal ousted its editor in chief, a Berkeley professor, after social media backlash over his criticism of Israel.
Harvard Scholars: President Has Been Mum About Palestinians
Nearly 80 Harvard scholars have signed a letter accusing the university administration of refusing “to actively protect the free speech...
Opinion
Who Can Speak? Between Power, Silence and Complicity
As the Israel-Palestine conflict escalates, faculty members are fearful of speaking up, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt and Johnny E. Williams write.
Cornell Leaders Condemn Prof. ‘Exhilarated’ by Hamas Attack
Cornell University’s top leaders are condemning an associate history professor’s statement at a rally that Hamas’s recent deadly attack on...
Stanford Investigates Instructor After Jewish Student Complaints
The co-presidents of Stanford University’s Israeli Student Association told the San Francisco Chronicle that students reported their lecturer blamed the...