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Resisting the Panopticon
It’s fine for faculty to choose to record lectures for students, but systems more or less foisted on them from the top down pose serious threats to academic freedom, argues Michael Schwalbe.
U of Chicago Pledges Action After Killing of Recent Graduate
University of Chicago president Paul Alivisatos pledged a commitment “to working urgently” with scholars and city, state and federal elected...
Michigan State Fires Unvaccinated Staff, Suspends Students
Michigan State University has fired two employees and suspended 16 students for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, The Detroit...
Africa: The New Epicenter of Global Terrorism
There is a new hub of global terrorism. In today's Academic Minute, the U.S. Military Academy's Jason Warner surveys this...
Looking for Answers
Rutgers University at Camden arts and sciences professors want to know why their beloved dean was fired abruptly. They didn’t get much of an explanation during a meeting with their chancellor, making an already rocky relationship worse.
Relieving the Verification Burden
FAFSA verification can be a burden for students and institutions alike. College access advisers and financial aid administrators say data sharing and changing how the Education Department selects students for verification could provide relief.
APLU President to Retire Next Fall
Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, will retire in September 2022 after more than 16...
Berkeley, Southern California Postpone Football Game
The University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Southern California have postponed this Saturday’s football game because of a...