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This Professor Has Taken on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Opposing Vaccines
A Q&A with Dr. Peter Hotez, who has clashed with the new health and human services secretary nominee. Hotez himself helped develop low-cost vaccinations.
Female CU Boulder Professors Awarded Back Pay in Gender Pay Gap Suit
Author of Retracted Superconductor Articles Leaves U of Rochester
In Defense of FIRE
John K. Wilson argues that a recent defense of the AAUP goes too far in denouncing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning
A recent report from the Association of College and University Educators and the Lumina Foundation found students evaluated their courses based on four primary factors.
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.
‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Is Not the Answer
Viewpoint diversity treats the symptoms of dogmatism, but curiosity treats the disease, John McHugh writes.