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Academic Minute: Busy Streets Theory
Today on the Academic Minute, Marc Zimmerman, professor of public health at the University of Michigan, looks into one theory...
Michigan Sets Record for Public University Campaign
The University of Michigan announced Thursday that it has become the first public university to raise $5 billion in a...
Israel to Deport American Student for Boycott Activity
An American student is expected to be deported from Israel for backing the boycott movement against the nation, Haaretz reported...
Columbia Postdocs Unionize
Postdoctoral researchers and associate research scientists at Columbia University voted to form a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers...
Promotion Standards and Public Engagement
A new study examined in Nature says that university guidelines on tenure and promotion still focus on publication metrics rather...
U Montana Fined Almost $1M for Clery Violations
The University of Montana will be fined nearly $1 million for reporting “inaccurate and misleading” crime statistics for three years...
Emory Ups Base Graduate Stipend by 29%
Emory University is increasing its base graduate student stipend in the Laney Graduate School from $24,000 to $31,000 as part...
Move Over, Alan Sokal
A small group of academics went public this week with a project rooting out what members describe as political bias...