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Reed College Professor Quits Months After Racist Video
Paul Currie, a professor of psychology at Reed College, has resigned, effective Jan. 6, 2023. Students have been demanding Currie’s...
Cornell Probing Reported Break-In at Professor’s Office
Cornell University says it’s investigating reported vandalism and theft at a professor’s office. The faculty member, Samia Henni, assistant professor...
Reed College Professor Quits Months After Racist Video
Paul Currie, a professor of psychology at Reed College, has resigned, effective Jan. 6, 2023. Students have been demanding Currie’s...
How DDT Exposure Contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Your risk for Alzheimer’s goes beyond genetics. In today’s Academic Minute, Florida International University’s Jason Richardson discusses another area of...
Florida’s Failed Searches
A search for a president at Florida Gulf Coast University and a provost at the University of South Florida both failed recently. Critics see the failures as fallout from Florida’s thorny politics.
Debt Relief Heads to Supreme Court
The court will hear arguments in February on whether the Biden administration is legally able to forgive federal student loans. An injunction blocking the debt relief will remain in place.
Faculties So White
A new report underscores how faculty diversity and student success go “hand-in-hand” and asks, “Why are university faculties so white?”
Can ‘Dirty Money’ Pollute Climate Scholarship?
Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is under fire for accepting money from fossil fuel companies, igniting a debate about the influence of the industry on climate research.