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Junior Faculty in Israel Announce Strike
Junior faculty members at Israeli universities have announced an open-ended strike, saying that their negotiations with the Committee of University...
Academic Minute: Language and Numbers
In today’s Academic Minute, Caleb Everett of the University of Miami explains the complicated relationship between numbers and words. Learn...
Cancer Center's Rule May Lead Texas Universities to Curb Smoking
Texas universities have not generally embraced the national movement to ban smoking on campuses. But The New York Times reported...
Australian University Criticized for Honorary Degree
Curtin University, in Australia, is defending itself against criticism of an honorary degree awarded Friday to Rosmah Mansor, wife of...
NCAA Division I Members Back Multiyear Scholarships for Athletes
The colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I voted last week to uphold their ability to award multiyear...
Jury Orders Alabama State to Pay $1M for Harassment
A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $1 million to three women who sued Alabama State University, charging their...
New Details on Police Monitoring of Muslim Student Groups
The New York City Police Department not only monitored Muslim student groups at colleges in New York City, but tracked...
Academic Minute: Democratic Presidents and War
In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Desch of the University of Notre Dame challenges the assumption that Democratic presidents are less...