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National Science Foundation Expands Mentoring Requirements to Bolster STEM Pipeline
Under a newly adopted policy, the independent federal agency now requires mentoring plans for all graduate students involved in NSF-funded research projects.
Provosts on Gen AI, Tenure and Program Cuts: Key Podcast
Colleges and universities are undergoing intense pressure from a lot of angles—and their provosts are arguably at the epicenter of...
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky
University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why?
Harvard’s Largest Division Drops DEI Hiring Statements
Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which houses 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers, is dropping...
Sonoma State Walks Back Ousted President’s Agreement With Protesters
Sonoma State University has released a new plan that appears to walk back several provisions of an agreement that former...
Geographer Maps Origins of ‘Publish or Perish’
The phrase “publish or perish” is the dictum of modern academic survival. It sums up what many researchers at universities...
Ep. 116: Provosts’ Perspectives on Generative AI, Tenure and Academic Program Cuts
A new episode examines chief academic officers’ views on a range of pressing issues.
Opinion
How and When Might the Great AI Job Replacement Take Place?
While there are isolated examples of wholesale layoffs among a few individual companies, the broad scale loss of jobs has not yet materialized.