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New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech

Radhika Sainath writes that the rewriting of policies to restrict protests over Gaza will have dire consequences for campus speech.

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May Contain Lies

Scott McLemee reviews a new book about the human vulnerability to misinformation.

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Boycotts Cannot Become the New Normal

Ronald R. Krebs argues that the new AAUP statement on academic boycotts undermines scholarly values and opens the door to further politicization of the academy.

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Stop With the Rural-Bashing on Campuses

Faculty should avoid the Trump-country trap this election season, Lisa R. Pruitt and Emelie K. Peine write.

A photo illustration depicting a headshot of the author, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, next to a picture of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, speaking into a microphone, against a background of a world map with China highlighted in orange.
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Tim Walz, China and Me

The choice of a vice presidential candidate with deep ties to China prompts Jeffrey Wasserstrom to reflect on trips taken and not.

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Why I Chose to Be a Financial Aid Administrator

Even in this most difficult of years, financial aid is my calling, Steven J. McDowell writes.

A photo illustration featuring a headshot of Virginia attorney general (and author of the accompanying op-ed) Jason S. Miyares in the middle, against a backdrop of a map of the commonwealth of Virginia, in orange. Around the map as if around a board table are stock images of nine board members.
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A Paramount Duty

Virginia attorney general Jason S. Miyares responds to a recent opinion piece about the duties of public university board members.

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What Is at Stake in an Academic Boycott?

The movement to boycott Israeli universities puts academic freedom at risk, Cary Nelson writes.