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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.
Opinion
A Double Standard for Students at Risk?
Universities should recognize and reconsider the differential treatment they offer Global South students fleeing persecution, writes Isabella Aung.
Opinion
First-Person Singular
Scott McLemee highlights forthcoming university press books of a more personal nature.
Report on Those in Default on Student Loans
New America Foundation has released a report, “ In Default and Left Behind,” based on focus group interviews with 50...
Mysterious Space Diamonds From an Ancient Dwarf Planet
Space has a lot to teach us. In today’s Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight, RMIT University’s Alan Salek discusses the...
The Gradual, Disjointed Dispersion of Academic Twitter
Whether Twitter is destined for a fast, slow or no downfall at all remains to be seen. But some in academe aren’t waiting: they are heading for Mastodon or other platforms.
A Chill at BYU
Faculty members are being let go from Brigham Young University, and an opaque new office of the LDS church is apparently calling the shots. A common thread is LGBTQ issues.
Shedding Light on the ‘Learn and Work Ecosystem’
New web library strives to highlight and support the work of governments, foundations, colleges and other organizations focused on the intersection of education, training and careers.