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Strike warning over Birmingham’s ‘up or out’ probation plan
Union claims new career framework could result in academics being dismissed if they do not make senior lecturer within five years, but university says sanctions will be used rarely
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Beeple’s NFT digital art nets £50m at Christie’s auction
The first digital-only art auction by Christie's auction house has netted $69m (£50m) for the artist Beeple.
After 14 years, this university achieved carbon neutrality
The University of Lynchburg made a bold commitment more than a decade ago to embrace sustainability. It reached a major milestone last month, but its work is not done.
This professor warns that anti-racism is ‘the new religion.’ Religion scholars agree – and like it.
Columbia University linguist John McWhorter argues that “the new religion” of anti-racism is reconstructing America’s sense of morality, justice, education, personal expression and national identity.
UF spends 38k on ‘anti-racist’ training that discourages ‘All Lives Matter’
Students at the University of Florida are being asked to complete a new diversity training.
Portland State University put ‘gag order’ on professor’s video exposing academic censorship
Portland State University officials recently filed a copyright strike against a professor’s video that attempted to expose what he calls an effort to shut down academic freedom.
Federal judge dismisses tuition refund claims brought by students
A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in lawsuits brought by students at several Rhode Island universities alleging they were entitled to tuition reimbursement when the schools switched to remote learning last spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured
More than 3,000 UK email servers remain at risk from the global Microsoft Exchange email flaw, officials believe.
Soas students call for director to resign over use of N-word
Adam Habib apologises for causing offence in meeting, adding ‘context matters’
Confronting or Honoring a Racist Past?
Black students at the University of Richmond are not happy that the name of a Black newspaper editor and civil rights activist will be added to a building alongside the name of a white segregationist and eugenicist.
