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Northwestern Will Fund Research After Federal Freeze

Northwestern University is stepping in to fund ongoing research projects after the private institution received stop-work orders on nearly 100...
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Trump’s Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training

The federal government says it has cut or frozen billions of dollars’ worth of grants and contracts to high-profile universities, ending potentially lifesaving studies and critically needed training, according to the researchers.

Judge Blocks Energy Department Plan to Cap Indirect Cost Rates

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to cap universities’ indirect research cost reimbursement rates, pending...
Cover of the book "How to Mentor Anyone in Academia" next to a photo of the author, Maria Lamonaca Wisdom.

Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education

While most students want good mentors, faculty often don’t know how to deliver on those expectations. A new book from a faculty coach at Duke University offers some guidance.

An artwork by artist Chavis Marmol, a Tesla 3 car crushed by a nine-ton Olmec-inspired head, is pictured in Mexico City on March 13, 2024

A Logical Gap Behind Attacks on the Humanities

Two main arguments are used to attack the humanities. They can’t both be true, Katina L. Rogers writes.

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Reclaiming the Narrative About Critical Race Theory

Aja Martinez and Robert Smith say in a new book that the roots of CRT show that the academic discipline is uniquely American and an extension of the civil rights movement.

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Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump?

The professoriate doesn’t demographically represent the U.S.—or the college student—population. The government’s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.

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Realpolitik for Boards

Governing boards, and faculty looking to them for leadership, would be wise to remember the first rule in governance is to do no harm, Andrew Lounder writes.