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Academic Minute: Fertility Clues From Fruit Flies
Today on the Academic Minute, Prashanth Rangan, associate professor of biological sciences at the University at Albany, explores what fruit...
Purported Video Shows Kidnapped Professors
The Taliban released a video that purports to show two kidnapped professors from the American University of Afghanistan urging President-elect...
Iowa State Receives $93 Million Gift
Iowa State University on Wednesday announced an anonymous $93 million gift. Initial priorities for spending will be Initial investments the...
Obama References Colleges in Discussing 'Bubbles'
In his farewell speech Tuesday night, President Obama spoke frequently of idealism and in particular that of young people. But...
Why Men Care About Status
Was status always important to men? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Richmond’s Christopher von Rueden explores whether hunter-gatherers...
Rational Actors
Study suggests that number of students taught has relatively little to do with faculty salaries, but that universities act efficiently in allocating resources to teaching and research.
The Trump Nominees and Affirmative Action
Diversity groups question Jeff Sessions’s record -- and some point to comments on race by Betsy DeVos. Senator is questioned on his views on undocumented students and shares laugh with colleague about objections from law professors.
USC Arts and Sciences Adjuncts Withdraw Union Bid
Adjunct faculty members at the University of Southern California’s David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences have...