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Fruit Flies and Obesity
Newborn fruit flies might not be that different from human babies. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Toronto's Marla...
Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal
University’s boundary-testing deal poses a test for its accreditor and could set new precedents about online education and the role of public universities.
Opinion
Who Defines What Is Racist?
Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.
Chinese Professor Blocked From Social Media
A law professor at Peking University who has been a prominent critic of the Chinese government will no longer publish...
Sierra Nevada Puts Faculty Contracts on Hold
Sierra Nevada College has notified all faculty members, who normally receive contracts for the next academic year in May, that...
U California Regents Criticized for Party Spending
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle detailing spending on lavish parties by the University of California Board of Regents...
Analyzing Black Lives Matter Without Black People Involved
Political philosophy journal, subject of two scathing open letters, apologizes for lack of black authors.
Academic Minute: Fruit Flies and Obesity
Today in the Academic Minute, Marla Sokolowski, professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of...