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There’s No Safety in Playing It Safe
Those of us teaching about race and racism can’t appease our would-be government censors with minor course modifications. Instead, we must push back, Cyndi Kernahan writes.
Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce
Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.
Contingent Faculty Members Report Low Pay, Thoughts of Quitting
Over a quarter of respondents to a 2022 American Federation of Teachers survey of contingent faculty members earned less than...
‘From the River to the Sea’ Slogan Inflames Conference
Ethnomusicologists are dealing with the fallout from a presentation by Native American scholars that briefly used a controversial Palestinian phrase.
Editor Fired After Sharing ‘Onion’ Article on Israel, Hamas
A journal ousted its editor in chief, a Berkeley professor, after social media backlash over his criticism of Israel.
Opinion
Who Can Speak? Between Power, Silence and Complicity
As the Israel-Palestine conflict escalates, faculty members are fearful of speaking up, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt and Johnny E. Williams write.
Harvard Scholars: President Has Been Mum About Palestinians
Nearly 80 Harvard scholars have signed a letter accusing the university administration of refusing “to actively protect the free speech...
Cornell Leaders Condemn Prof. ‘Exhilarated’ by Hamas Attack
Cornell University’s top leaders are condemning an associate history professor’s statement at a rally that Hamas’s recent deadly attack on...