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Columbia President Accused of Dishonest Testimony, Throwing Professors ‘Under the Bus’
Minouche Shafik denounced antisemitism more forcefully than past Ivy League presidents in Wednesday's hearing, but Republicans who questioned her still aren’t satisfied. And some faculty members are alarmed.
More Than 100 Students Arrested at Columbia
Turmoil grips campus in the wake of President Shafik’s grilling by Congress over alleged antisemitism.
Goucher Receives $55 Million Gift for Scholarships
Goucher College has received a gift of approximately $55 million, which will be used primarily for scholarships, the college announced...
UNC Board Moves Ahead With Vote on DEI Repeal
A committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a measure at a public meeting Wednesday to...
Changing Our Approach to Fraud: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week: Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones professor of psychology, explores why...
Study Shows Grading by Alphabetical Order Hurts Fairness
Students with alphabetically lower-ranked names often receive lower grades than their peers, according to a recent study from the University...
On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike
Demonstrations, teach-ins and a graduate-worker walkout highlighted a union-supported, multi-campus event Wednesday designed to push back against attacks on academic freedom, job security and academe more broadly.
Columbia President Weathers Grilling Over Campus Antisemitism
Wednesday’s heavily hyped hearing didn’t deliver a raft of damaging viral moments. But Columbia professors came under withering scrutiny that’s likely just begun.