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Promotion Standards and Public Engagement
A new study examined in Nature says that university guidelines on tenure and promotion still focus on publication metrics rather...
U Montana Fined Almost $1M for Clery Violations
The University of Montana will be fined nearly $1 million for reporting “inaccurate and misleading” crime statistics for three years...
Emory Ups Base Graduate Stipend by 29%
Emory University is increasing its base graduate student stipend in the Laney Graduate School from $24,000 to $31,000 as part...
Move Over, Alan Sokal
A small group of academics went public this week with a project rooting out what members describe as political bias...
UNC Changes Name of Stadium, Which Has Honored Racist
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a seemingly small but historically significant change in the name...
U.S. to Investigate Bathroom Policy for Transgender Students
The Trump administration says it will investigate whether a Georgia school district’s policy allowing students to choose the bathroom corresponding...
Academic Minute: Economics of Sustainability
Today on the Academic Minute, Madhavi Venkatesan, assistant teaching professor at Northeastern University, delves into conscious consumerism and sustainability as...
Southern Maine Nixes Anti-Kavanaugh 'Pop-Up' Course
The University of Southern Maine has called off a one-credit "pop-up course" that was to involve taking a bus to...