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Astronomy Preprint Withdrawn Over a Co-Author’s Inclusion
An astronomy preprint’s lead author withdrew the paper and is removing one of the co-authors: Geoff Marcy, who resigned his...
Opinion
In Ph.D. Funding, Identity Shouldn’t Trump Merit
The practice of awarding Ph.D. student funding on the basis of racial, ethnic or gender identity undermines the research enterprise, James Moore II, Kursat Christoff Pekgoz and Spiro Pantazatos write.
At VCU, Even Less Job Security for Nontenured Faculty
Three out of five faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth are on “term” contracts. The university has stopped offering them three-year contracts.
Ohio’s Miami U Faculty Unionize
Miami University faculty members have voted 450 to 241 to unionize, in an election where nearly 90 percent of eligible...
Layoffs and Closures at Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University will resort to layoffs and other major cuts to combat revenue losses from declining enrollment, shifting demographics...
Faculty Vote No Confidence in Pennsylvania Community College President
The Federation of Teachers of Bucks County Community College recently voted no confidence in the president of the Pennsylvania institution...
How a Company Can Reduce Brand Hate: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Chun Zhang, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Dayton, explores why people hate...
Leon Botstein Received $150,000 From Jeffrey Epstein
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, personally received a gift of $150,000 in 2016 from Jeffrey Epstein, the late...