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Suing John Doe Students Over Copyright
A Chapman professor was upset when he saw his exams posted on Course Hero. Now he’s suing the anonymous students who put them there—to find out who they are. But how responsible is Course Hero?
China-Uyghur Conflict Comes to Cornell
A Cornell event with a member of Congress prompted a walkout by Chinese students during a discussion about Uyghurs. A Uyghur student says it was an effort to intimidate her.
Among Students, Lawyers Get a Good Rap
Students are applying to law school in droves, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the quest for racial justice and a hot job market. One Florida university is even opening a new law school.
New Programs: Finance, Nursing and Business, Data Science
California State University, Sacramento, is starting a master of science in finance. Midway University, in Kentucky, is starting a master...
A Win for Academic Mothers
UT Austin lost a pregnancy- and sex-bias case against a professor who said the university held her motherhood against her in her tenure bid. Now the university owes her $3 million.
Opinion
Teaching Into Conflict
Karlyn Crowley offers advice and resources for how professors can cultivate and manage hard conversations in the classroom.
Tenure Awarded… at Elon, Hamilton, Lawrence, Wartburg, WPI
Elon College Jessica Carew, political science and policy studies Justin Clar, chemistry Shaina Dabbs, sport management Jennifer Dabrowski, chemistry Vanessa...
No Laughing Matter
Federal judge green-lights much of a First Amendment case against the University of North Texas brought by an adjunct professor who said he lost a job for “joking” about microaggressions in a faculty lounge.