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Ugandan Academic Jailed for 18 Months for Insulting President
A prominent Ugandan academic was found guilty of cyberharassment and sentenced to 18 months in jail for Facebook posts insulting...
Academic Minute: Insurgent Women
Today on the Academic Minute, Jessica Trisko Darden, assistant professor at the school of international service at American University, explains...
Missouri Professors Object to Account Surplus Tax
Some 172 faculty members at the University of Missouri sent a letter to administrators criticizing a new tax on unspent...
Parents Sue Over Truman State Suicides
They claim a fellow member of Alpha Kappa Lambda at Truman State University prompted their sons and three others to commit suicide -- and that the university and fraternity knew he was a threat.
Abstract ‘Spin’
Study says authors exaggerate their findings in paper abstracts, and that's a problem when readers take them at face value.
New Presidents or Provosts: Fort Lewis College, Furman U, Kent State U, Morgan State U, Northwestern College, Pitzer College, Reed College, Thomas More U, U of California Los Angeles, U of New Mexico, U of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Audrey Bilger, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college and professor of English at Pomona College, in...
What About Fairness?
The next scandal in higher education produces more questions than answers. Can the newest tactic be prevented?
Hearing Voices of Women Past
Women are speaking louder than ever in certain areas of society. In today's Academic Minute, Christopher Newport University's Sarah Finley...