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Female Archaeologist’s Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later

The Library of Congress has taken a “historic step” in acknowledging the contributions of Mary Ellingson, a former University of...

Contact With Extraterrestrials Might Go Badly: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California, Los Angeles...

House Education Budget Cuts Federal Work-Study, Other Programs

House Republicans are planning to zero out the budgets for programs that support student parents who need childcare and that...

Chico State Professor Must Pay After Losing Libel Suit

A judge has ordered a professor accused of having sex with a graduate student, and of subsequently threatening to kill...
A photograph of the Kinsey Institute building.

Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce

Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.

Christopher Clarke films a vertical video using his cellphone and a microphone on a stand.

Academic Success Tip: Using TikTok to Promote Engagement

Gen Z has been hooked on TikTok since 2020, and professors are meeting students on the app. One professor shares his inspiration for creating videos and five pointers for colleagues looking to do the same.

Front of the Department of Education building

Judge’s Order Complicates Education Department’s Borrower-Defense Program

For-profit DeVry University won’t have to pay nearly $24 million to the U.S.—for now—thanks to a court ruling that could hamper the department’s plans to make colleges that mislead their students pay up.

Ibram X. Kendi, a brown-skinned manw ith his dark hair pulled back in braids, wearing a purple suit jacket, is the founder and director of the Center for Antiracist Research.

Fanfare, Then Fallout at Antiracist Research Center Reveals Other Fractures

The Boston University research center and its founder, Ibram X. Kendi, faced backlash after announcing layoffs. Some employees and students say the controversy overshadows larger questions about the university’s commitment to DEI.