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American Sociological Assoc. Members Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Members of the American Sociological Association (ASA) have passed a resolution calling “for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza”...
Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?
Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?
Editors of ‘Philosophy & Public Affairs’ Journal Resign En Masse
Thirty-eight editors of Philosophy & Public Affairs, a Wiley-owned journal, announced their resignations en masse Wednesday, including the entire editorial...
Former U. of Arizona Student Convicted of Killing Professor
A jury has convicted a former University of Arizona graduate student of murdering professor Thomas Meixner on campus in October...
Study: Gender Gaps Persist for Female Scientists
The number of female biomedical researchers is increasing and so is the share of grants they receive, according to a...
Rethinking Respect
Colleges can help students cultivate civic respect—a value more easily affirmed than granted in our polarized climate, Jeff Spinner-Halev and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse write.
UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests
A walkout at the University of California, Santa Cruz could spread to other campuses in the state. The university system is calling the strike “illegal.”
‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors
A business school professor was startled to learn that the university had recorded his classes as part of a ‘review’ he didn’t know about. The university says it has no formal policy on filming classes. Professors are worried.