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A New Boycott Battle
Civil rights groups argue “anti-Israel boycott” bill would violate First Amendment rights, while supporters say the bill is narrowly tailored and represents a minor amendment to current law.
Research Institutions Urged to Plan for Disasters
Academic research institutions need to do much more to plan for disasters, which might include natural disasters such as hurricanes...
$147,000 for a One-Year Master's? In Journalism?
Cost of Columbia’s new graduate degree in data journalism slammed by journalists.
Opinion
Why We Need Greater Linguistic Diversity
As academics, in privileging certain forms of speech over others, we denigrate the possibility of thinking outside our own norms, argues A. W. Strouse.
Physical Inactivity Is Everyone’s Problem
Today’s kids are not getting enough physical activity. In today's Academic Minute, Johns Hopkins University's Bruce Y. Lee explores why...
Eliminating Undergraduates
Facing budget shortfalls and enrollment declines, Marygrove College in Detroit makes an uncommon decision.
All Too Familiar Bias
Leaked Google memo, described as an “anti-diversity screed,” reminds many women in STEM fields of the challenges that remain not just in industry, but in academe.
Academic Minute: The Problem of Physical Inactivity
Today on the Academic Minute, Bruce Y. Lee, associate professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...