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Academics urged to join politics

Nigerian registrar Dapo Oke calls for more academics in politics, arguing that intellectuals can improve governance with their knowledge and principles. Read More: https://punchng...

Academic Freedom & State Schools

Academic freedom is usually taken as being more than merely the right to freely make specific claims in that it is supposed to provide broad protection in such matters asRead More

Academic Freedom over Human Rights? (5/11)

In 2024, universities worldwide witnessed an escalation of pro-Palestinian protests. Against the background of established human rights violations by the Israeli government in Gaza...

From music to majors: Hip-hop advances in academia

As some colleges offer full degrees in hip-hop and others expand course offerings, educators and students believe career paths will keep opening.

Academic training determines Nigerian policymakers’ use of scientific evidence — Study

A new study of senior officials across Nigeria’s federal ministries and the National Assembly has found that policymakers with doctorate degrees are significantly more likely to en...

How to Save Academia

A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.

First Class Education, Zero Workplace Relevance

In many graduation halls today, thunderous applause follows the announcement: “First Class Honours.” Families beam with pride. Lecturers nod with satisfaction. The graduate stands...

Yale Faculty Say Academic Freedom Has Decreased. Some Fear Dismissal or Arrest.

Yale Faculty Say Academic Freedom Has Decreased. Some Fear Dismissal or Arrest. Emma Whitford Tue, 05/26/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s)...

Academic Freedom vs. Academic Justice, Revisited

Back in 2014 Sandra Y.L. Korn proposed dispensing with academic freedom in favor of academic justice. Korn begins the essay with example of Harvard psychology Professor Richard Her...

Eight Rules to Regain Public Trust in Academia

The Yale Report was quite good but for concision I prefer Kevin Bryan’s Eight Rules: 1. Produce and Teach Useful Knowledge Universities exist to generate and teach useful knowledge...

Experts Push for Skill-Focused Academic Schedules

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government's drive to produce competent, job-ready graduates has gathered momentum, with education stakeholders calling for smarter academic timetables t...

HBCUs and the Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom

HBCUs and the Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom sara.custer@in… Tue, 04/14/2026 - 03:00 AM Eddie R. Cole explores the complicated history around protecti...

What College Was Actually Selling

College is the first place many first-generation students encounter the formal English of institutions, science, and law as a daily lived language.

What makes students get A’s in their academic work

Achieving a consistent $4.0$ GPA or a string of “A” grades is rarely the result of raw intelligence alone. Instead, it is the byproduct of…Continue reading on Medium »

Free at last? Universities adopt Govt-mandated freedom of expression policies

How Professors Shaped Some of Last Year’s Biggest Films and Television

How Professors Shaped Some of Last Year’s Biggest Films and Television Johanna Alonso Thu, 04/16/2026 - 03:00 AM From Only Murders in the Building to The...

‘Endemic Microcheating’ by Academics ‘Going Unpunished’

‘Endemic Microcheating’ by Academics ‘Going Unpunished’ sara.custer@in… Thu, 05/14/2026 - 03:00 AM Growing levels of questionable research practices have been overshadowed by a...

The Rush to Trust Endangers Academic Freedom

The Rush to Trust Endangers Academic Freedom Sara Brady Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:00 AM Higher education cannot sacrifice its core values on the altar of trust. Byline(s)...

Affirmative Action & Education

Despite being seen as an academic liberal (with all associated sins), I have long had a mixed view of affirmative action in education and employment. As an individualist who believ...

New Study Reveals Ethnic Studies Improves Academic Outcomes For Students

The study followed over 24,000 students from middle school through graduation.

International Scientific Committees: Academic freedom and institutional responsibility in the case of the University of...

In this article, we examine a tension within university committees tasked with evaluating international scientific collaborations. On the one hand, universities have a mission to s...

Community and tenacity power national success

Written by Julian Spearman, Student Activities Department. Success in Academic Decathlon is often measured in dedicated hours of study.  This year, the School for the Talented &amp...

Texas Politicians Are Taking Curricular Control. Where Is the Accreditor?

Texas Politicians Are Taking Curricular Control. Where Is the Accreditor? Emma Whitford Mon, 04/27/2026 - 03:00 AM Texas public universities are restrict...

The Future Is Creative

The Future Is Creative Elizabeth Redden Wed, 05/06/2026 - 03:00 AM Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid...