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Ep. 161: Higher Ed’s Struggling Workforce

Understanding the higher ed work environment and what it means for the future.

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Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots

Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

Adult students in the classroom

AAUP Report: Faculty Salaries Rise Again, Though Not to Pre-Pandemic High

An uptick in faculty average salary wasn’t enough to recover to 2019-level compensation. The gender pay gap also persists, along with low per-course compensation for part-timers.

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The Handwriting Revolution

Five semesters after ChatGPT changed education forever, some professors are taking their classes back to the pre-internet era.

Judge Releases Harvard Researcher After 4-Month Detention

A judge released a Harvard Medical School research associate and Russian native Thursday. She had been held in federal detention...
Tulane University, founded in 1834, is a private nonsectarian research university located on Saint Charles Avenue.

Tulane Environmentalist Resigns Amid Research ‘Gag Order’

Kimberly Terrell, director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, alleges that university officials told her not to publicly discuss her research after someone at the state capitol cited it as evidence that Tulane is “anti–chemical industry.”

Crowd of university students listening to their professor during a lecture at amphitheater.

New Data Shows Attendance Fosters Student Success

Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside pressures.

The Ohio capitol with an outline of the state and SB1 in the background.

Citing Ohio’s Sweeping Higher Ed Law, College Refuses to Sign Union Contract

Central Ohio Technical College said it rejected a tentative agreement because provisions conflicted with Senate Bill 1. Faculty say the institution acted too late and must sign.