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Commencement Changes at Columbia and Emory

Two more universities have changed their commencement ceremonies amid ongoing student protests. After the University of Southern California announced last...

3 Academics Win Pulitzer Prizes for the Arts

Three academics at American universities were among Monday’s winners of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for their literary or musical achievements, as...
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Busting Myths About Deadline Extensions 

A new study shows that students in large courses both prefer and reap benefits from a dual-deadline system, in which the instructor sets exact assignment deadlines but also allows for defined extensions without penalty.

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Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing

A new study by Ithaka S+R seeks to gain insight into the technology’s potential to transform the production of academic scholarship.

A laptop screen shows a Palestinian flag being waved at a protest. The words "true?"; "lie?"; "fact?" and "false" appear around the image

Universities Face Misinformation Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests

How—and if—universities should combat misinformation causes its own divisions.

Police walk under a blue “Go Bruin” banner as crews clear away an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA, Yale and Michigan Up Next on Congressional Hot Seat

Can these universities’ leaders avoid the fates of their peers when they head to Congress later this month for the next high-stakes hearing on campus antisemitism?

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A Weekend of Arrests and Commencement Disruptions

Officers break up encampments at USC and Virginia; Vermont and Dickinson cancel speakers.

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Opinion

Our Kids Could Benefit From Legacy Preferences at Yale: We Still Oppose Them

Birikti Kahsai and Sam Haddad argue it’s past time for legacy admissions to end.