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How Forests Behave in a Drought: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jeffrey Wood, assistant professor of biometeorology at the school of natural resources at the University...
Suit Filed Over Valparaiso’s Plan to Sell Art
Two former professors have filed a suit to block the sale of some art by Valparaiso University, ARTnews reported. The...
New Presidents or Provosts: New Jersey Institute of Tech, North Central College, U of Memphis, Ohio U, U of Richmond, U of Texas Rio Grande Valley, York College of Pennsylvania
Thomas Burns, provost of Belmont University, in Tennessee, has been selected as president of York College of Pennsylvania. Lori Stewart...
New College Board Denies Tenure for 5 Professors
In the latest maneuver to remake higher ed in the vision of Ron DeSantis, New College of Florida trustees voted to deny tenure to five applicants due to “extraordinary circumstances.”
Research Finds No Gender Bias in Academic Science
Reviewing decades of studies, researchers with “adversarial” perspectives conclude that tenure-track women and men in STEM receive comparable grant funding, journal acceptances and recommendation letters—and that women have an edge over men in hiring.
‘The Floating University’
In 1926, an NYU professor took 500 students on a tour around the world. Now a professor considers what they learned—and what they didn’t learn—on the voyage.
British Scholars Split on Funds From Russia
Law firms offer money to experts who can say a person isn’t close enough to Putin to justify sanctions.
No Confidence Voted in President Who Barred Drag Show
The faculty at West Texas A&M University has voted no confidence in President Walter Wendler, The Texas Tribune reported. The...