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Can an Academic Discipline Exhaust Itself?
Has U.S. history as an innovative field of academic research reached an endpoint? If so, where should junior scholars go from here?
In Defense of the Morality of Citation
Giving credit where it’s due is a moral issue, Susan D. Blum writes.
Should Departments Make Political Statements?
The University of California is considering a policy to limit “personal or collective opinions” on department websites. Some say it violates academic freedom.
Bruised and Battered, Harvard Seeks a Smoother Path for Student Protests
After a fall semester of blistering criticism for its handling of campus protests of the Israel-Hamas war, the university wants faculty to adopt a “content-neutral” plan for addressing classroom disruptions this semester.
Why Did the Cal State Strike End After Just 1 Day?
California State University’s systemwide strike quickly ended with a tentative agreement. Some faculty members are urging a no vote on what union leaders say is an “excellent” deal.
Professor’s Salty Suggestion Triggers Tempest in a Teapot
Her recommendation to put salt in tea spurs outraged British headlines, a U.S. Embassy statement and a flood of attention for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
Virginia Commonwealth’s News Release Battle—With Itself
The university’s public affairs school published poll results criticizing university leaders, who then insulted the poll’s methodology. The school fired back.