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Parents’ Lack of Worry About COVID’s Effects on Kids: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Morgan Polikoff, professor of education at the University of Southern California, examines why parents don't...
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UNC System Board Votes to Eliminate DEI Offices

The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted on Thursday morning to eliminate a policy requiring diversity, equity...

American Sociological Assoc. Members Call for Gaza Ceasefire

Members of the American Sociological Association (ASA) have passed a resolution calling “for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza”...

California State System Reports No Direct Investments in Israel

The California State University System recently indicated that it has no direct ownership of stocks or bonds in companies based...
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Most Researchers Use AI-Powered Tools Despite Distrust

More than three-quarters of researchers use some form of artificial intelligence (AI) tool in their research, despite having concerns about...
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Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?

Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?

NCAA, Major College Leagues Reach $2.7B Settlement on Player Pay

The amateur era in big-time collegiate athletics, long in decline and increasingly dated, is officially dead. Or at least it...
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Students’ Fresh Thoughts on Value and Affordability 

Most students say they’re getting a valuable college education, but their feelings are mixed when asked directly about affordability, according to new Student Voice data. Students also weigh in on ideas for lowering costs—and reject cuts to academics (including tenure) and to student supports.