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Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.
AAUP Nets Legal Victory Against EEOC in Penn Case
The appellate court decision could help other institutions if they face similar demands for information about Jewish employees, the American Association of University Professors said.
A University’s Research on Its Own AI Tool Raised More Questions Than Answers
The University of Maryland ran a randomized, controlled trial of the virtual study assistant it created before deploying across campus. One problem? Just 15 percent of students in the study actually used it.
Helping Stopped-Out Students Finish College
A new University of Houston–Downtown initiative pairs re-enrollment efforts with financial and basic needs support while examining institutional barriers to completion.
Some Campuses Announced Massive Personnel Cuts in September
The University of Utah could cut up to 855 positions by next summer. Other institutions are also axing hundreds of jobs, citing enrollment and financial challenges and rising costs.
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What Presidents Would Like Their Boards to Know
Boards are the big black box in higher ed, but presidents need their support.
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Why That ‘It’s Not X—It’s Y’ Framing Is So Pernicious
AI teaches us to sound certain too soon.
Ep. 215: How Faculty Can Be Agents of Change
Cathy Davidson and Jody Greene discuss their new book and how academics can lead their institutions through crisis.
Ep. 214: Voices of Student Success: When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.
How Is AI Affecting Open Research?
Learn about the advances, risks and challenges that are shaping open research practices, including artificial intelligence, from two experts based in Europe.
Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
