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Harassment Investigation of USC Professor Dismissed
The University of Southern California dismissed a harassment case that was filed last fall against tenured Jewish professor John Strauss...
Former IT Director Defrauded Webster University of $2.1M
A former IT director at Webster University admitted in federal court Tuesday that he had defrauded his ex-employer and an...
Tulane, U of San Diego Non–Tenure-Track Faculty Members Unionize
Non–tenure-track faculty members at two more private universities have voted to unionize. At Tulane University, full-time teaching faculty members voted...
Better Speech Policies Start With Campus Buy-In
To prepare for the next speech crisis, colleges should seek campuswide consensus on institutional values, Karl K. Schonberg writes.
Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor
A nationally prominent conservative lawyer, hired to defend the state’s Stop WOKE Act, asserted that what public university professors say in classrooms “is the government’s speech.” The national implications for academic freedom could be dire.
British Academics Despair as ChatGPT-Written Essays Swamp Grading Season
‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by the rise of bland essays.
CBO Predicts no Pell Shortfall in 2024 Because of FAFSA Issues
The Pell Grant program is expected to run a $11.4 billion surplus for the fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office...
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