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Does Climate Activism Help or Hinder an Academic Career?
Scientists involved in blocking roads and invading private jet terminals say they’ve lost out on promotions and been reported by students, but others cite their protests in grant applications as forms of research output.
Towson Withdraws Proposed Doctoral Program
Towson University is withdrawing its proposal for a new business analytics doctoral program after the state attorney general’s office raised...
Duke Grad Student Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
Duke University graduate student workers have voted 1,000 to 131 to unionize, a huge reversal from a 2016–17 defeat. The...
Union Institute & University Mired in Financial Woes
Union Institute has been missing payroll and rent payments at facilities in Ohio and Florida. University leaders have offered little reassurance or recourse as employees fear a potential closure.
Campus Ministry Leaders Face Fraud Charges
Leaders of Middle Tennessee State University’s campus ministry organization, Campus Outreach, have been indicted for attempting to steal from the...
U of Houston Closes LGBTQ+ and DEI Centers
The University of Houston will officially shutter its Center for Diversity and Inclusion and its LGBTQ Resource Center at the...
Florida College System Must Fire Employees Who Defy Bathroom Ban
The Florida State Board of Education approved a new rule Wednesday detailing the disciplinary action colleges must take for employees...
Gaining Doctors’ Trust Through AI Advice: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Qian Yang, assistant professor in information science...