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What’s at Stake for Science as Trump Returns
No one knows exactly how President-elect Trump’s second term will shape science and research policy, but judging from his first four years, he will likely focus on budget cuts and research security.
Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs
The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Appointment Would ‘Put Americans at Risk’
Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary aims to disrupt the National Institutes of Health, the country’s top funder of academic research. Doctors and public health officials have condemned the choice.
Oregon State University Graduate Student Workers Strike
Scholarly Publishing World Slow to Embrace Generative AI
As the technology’s reach into the information sector expands, a recent report from Ithaka S+R shows that academe is still grappling with how best to integrate it into the scholarly publishing process.
Many Faculty Say Academic Freedom Is Deteriorating. They’re Self-Censoring.
In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat.
A Second Academic Exodus From X?
Numerous high-profile academics have announced they are leaving X, citing concerns about disinformation and how owner Elon Musk used the platform to support Trump.
Biomedical Scientists Struggle to Replicate Their Own Findings
Many researchers are opting against trying to publish replication efforts, survey finds.