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Opinion

Go Ahead: Hang Your Paper on Your Office Door

We should not hesitate to make our research visible to students and whoever else may be passing by.

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UNC Board OKs Definition of What Academic Freedom Is, and Isn’t

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.

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Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses for Students. Now What?

A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole point.

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NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations

Following last year’s cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is “too low.”

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A Closer Look at Faculty Political Diversity

Liberal faculty members consistently outnumber conservative faculty members in faculty surveys, according to a review of faculty political diversity studies...
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Opinion

Rebalancing Academic Productivity

Writing accountability groups support all faculty and address unequal workloads.

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Larry Summers Resigns as Epstein Files Fallout Continues

Columbia’s Richard Axel also stepped down from his role as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.

Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Stress Among Students

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear, has students on edge.