Social Science Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It
The publication process in social science is broken. Articles in prestigious journals use flawed data, employ questionable research practices, and reach illogical conclusions. Read more
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Spinning through space: The astronomers watching the skies for asteroids
Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space on a collision course with our planet. Read more
More Colleges Freeze Hiring Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins. Read more
Academic Freedom Index: ‘serious concern’ for US universities
New research links anti-pluralist leaders with declining academic freedom, warning of ‘dire consequences’ for academia Read more
CUNY reworking ‘Palestinian Studies’ job post after governor intervenes
Hunter College in New York is reworking its “Palestinian Studies” job posting after an order from the governor. Read more
Trump’s Columbia cuts start hitting Postdocs, Professors
But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended. Read more
Keep kids off Roblox if you’re worried, its CEO tells parents
Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said. Read more
Free speech, and other issues keeping these 11 college presidents up at night
Some of us were still working on our salad when the on-record conversation at The Presidents Dinner in Washington, D.C., last Thursday turned to free speech Read more
Judge Temporarily Blocks Columbia Graduate’s Deportation
A federal judge in New York ordered on Tuesday that a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent U.S. resident who was detained by federal immigration officers Saturday not be removed from the country. Read more
Keeping Native American artifacts for research causes ‘harm,’ ‘trauma’: California State U. draft policy
California State Universities are in the process of removing Native American “cultural items” from their collections this spring to comply with state and federal regulations that prohibit their use for “teaching, research and display,” Read more
