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Opinion

Bio Lab, Chem Lab, Writing Lab?

Instead of quiet quitting the take-home essay, we need a whole new model for writing instruction.

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Opinion

All Unhappy Departments Are Unhappy in the Same Ways

Well, not quite, but troubled departments do have recurring features—we’ve identified 10 of them.

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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied

Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.

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Texas A&M Won’t Reinstate Instructor Fired for Gender Identity Lesson

Texas A&M University will not reinstate Melissa McCoul, the instructor fired in September after a video showing a student confronting...
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The Year That Changed Research

A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year.

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AAUP Raises Alarm Over Palantir’s Work for Ed Department

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is publicly expressing concern about the Education Department working with Palantir, a controversial...
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Faculty Want Answers on Oklahoma’s Suspension Policies

After a graduate teaching assistant was put on administrative leave following a grading dispute with a student that went viral, faculty at the University of Oklahoma are asking leaders to better protect them from political harassment.

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Opinion

Demagogy or Pedagogy? A Better Way to Approach Antisemitism on Campus

Policing speech about Israel is counterproductive.