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Hundreds of Cancer, Infectious Disease Trials Disrupted by NIH Cuts

More than 380 clinical trials and tens of thousands of participants were disrupted by cuts to grant funding from the...
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Opinion

‘Win-Win’ Pedagogy Is Impossible in a Diverse Classroom

Teaching choices—about a laptop ban, for instance—involve trade-offs, and that’s OK.

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Ky. Professor ‘Reassigned’ After Call for War on Israel Sues

The University of Kentucky law professor who was removed from teaching amid his calls for a global war on Israel...
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Judge: Trump Administration Can’t ‘Blanket’ Deny UC New Grants or Demand Payout

A judge ordered federal agencies Friday to end their “blanket policy of denying any future grants” to the University of...
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Courses Studying Trump Proliferate, Despite Risk of President’s Ire

Academics running classes on the U.S. leader must grapple with fast-changing dynamics and the fear of provoking the world’s most powerful man.

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Opinion

Thoughts on 20-Plus Years of Teaching Islam

The field has grown substantially, even as it faces unprecedented political pressures and new questions about authority and bias.

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Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That ‘Advocate’ Certain Ideologies

Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a once-per-semester systemwide course review process.

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Faculty Strike at 2-Year College Advances Negotiations

The faculty union at Harrisburg Area Community College has been fighting for a contract since 2022, to no avail, prompting more than 200 faculty to strike last week. Now an agreement appears in reach.