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Sociologists Affirm Importance of Teaching About Race
The American Sociological Association said in a statement this week that it “strongly supports scholars, teachers and researchers who are...
Court Sides with Texas Southern in Professor’s Bias Case
A Texas appeals court ruled in favor of Texas Southern University this week in a case brought by an associate...
Capital Campaign Watch: Davenport, Elon
Starting Out Davenport University has started a campaign to raise $35 million. In the quiet phase of the campaign, it...
Protests in China: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Teresa Wright, professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach, looks at the...
Legislators Question Yeshiva U on $230M in Public Funds
Three committee chairs in the New York State Senate are questioning Yeshiva University for accepting state funds as a secular...
Alabama and Lethal Injection Issues
Capital punishment is far from foolproof. In today’s Academic Minute, Amherst College’s Austin Sarat explains the stakes for states. Sarat...
ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now
To harness the potential and avert the risks of OpenAI’s new chat bot, academics should think a few years out, invite students into the conversation and—most of all—experiment, not panic.
New Trustees, New Hopes and Fears for City College
City College of San Francisco is welcoming three new trustees backed by the faculty union. Their supporters see them as a sign of needed change. The ousted incumbents say their replacements will imperil the college’s future.