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Graduation Speakers on Democracy, Free College and Being a “Weird Person”
From Ken Burns to children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel, commencement speakers tapped into the hopes, fears and quirks of the class of 2024.
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky
University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why?
Unexpected Benefits of Projects in the Humanities: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Benefits of Project-Based Learning Week: Ryan Madan, associate professor of...
Provosts on Gen AI, Tenure and Program Cuts: Key Podcast
Colleges and universities are undergoing intense pressure from a lot of angles—and their provosts are arguably at the epicenter of...
Harvard’s Largest Division Drops DEI Hiring Statements
Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which houses 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers, is dropping...
Sonoma State Walks Back Ousted President’s Agreement With Protesters
Sonoma State University has released a new plan that appears to walk back several provisions of an agreement that former...
Geographer Maps Origins of ‘Publish or Perish’
The phrase “publish or perish” is the dictum of modern academic survival. It sums up what many researchers at universities...
National Science Foundation Expands Mentoring Requirements to Bolster STEM Pipeline
Under a newly adopted policy, the independent federal agency now requires mentoring plans for all graduate students involved in NSF-funded research projects.