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Academic Minute: Why People Stink at Fact-Checking
Today on the Academic Minute, Lisa Fazio, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University, discusses how our...
Wyoming's Cowboy Slogan Draws Criticism
The University of Wyoming's new slogan -- "The world needs more cowboys" -- is drawing criticism from professors who say...
Another Suit Challenging Unions
A professor of political science at St. Cloud State University sued the institution and its faculty union Friday, arguing that...
Where Historians Work
The American Historical Association this week launches Where Historians Work, an online tool tracking career outcomes for the more than...
New Tool for Open-Access Research
A new search engine that aims to connect nonacademics with open-access research will be launched this fall. Get the Research...
Scholars Decry Arrest of Ph.D. Student in Egypt
The Middle East Studies Association has sent a letter to Egyptian authorities protesting the detention and arrest in Cairo of...
Cambridge Criticized for Hiring Anti-Gay Scholar
The University of Cambridge, in Britain, is being criticized for hiring Aron Wall, currently a postdoc at Stanford University's Institute...
Former For-Profit Execs Settle Fraud Case
Two former senior executives of ITT Educational Services Inc., a for-profit university, agreed to settlements with the Securities and Exchange...