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In Which a Reader Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Are three-year degrees just a cut to college quality in disguise?
Power Vacuum at Oxnard College
With two administrators on leave and two vacancies in the executive ranks, Oxnard College’s top four jobs are either empty...
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What History, Evidence and Competing Views Tell Us About AI and Higher Education
Conversations about technology and education too often skip past the accumulated evidence on teaching and learning in order to chase what merely feels new.
Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding
The science community fears the funding agency’s slow contract and grant making could result in another rush of multiyear obligations at the end of the fiscal year. The NIH director has said, “Don’t pay attention to the hype.”
Studies Flag Inequities in NIH Grant Cuts, Threats to Science Pipeline
Women and early-career investigators were disproportionately impacted by the thousands of National Institutes of Health grant terminations in 2025, according...
Claudine Gay to Return to Teaching—About Harvard
Former Harvard University president Claudine Gay will return to teaching in the fall, leading a course called What Is a...
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In Defense of Long Writing
A guest post on what it means to write “long” and why we should help students do it.
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The Odd Couple: To Tenure or Not to Tenure
Gordon asks Rachel when she’s going to give up her tenure; Rachel calls Gordon a chicken (again).