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Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed
Higher Education Reform
March 3, 2022

Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed

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When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’
Interdisciplinarity
February 18, 2022

When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’

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COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging
Communication
February 16, 2022

COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging

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As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure
Higher Education Reform
February 16, 2022

As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure

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What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

There are a lot of factors that play into deciding on who to hire as a head coach in the NFL. Looking at the data, race is one of them.

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Let’s Define ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

Let’s Define ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

Looking at the entirety of what occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, it’s clear that there was both legitimate protest and illegitimate political violence. When political violence replaces political discourse, and when political leaders refuse to play by the democratic rules of the game, democracies weaken, and may even die.

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Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Two members of the Australian Research Council College of Experts explain why a political veto of several expert-vetted grants led them to resign from the advisory panel.

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Does Gender Bias Influence What Gets Called ‘Soft Science’?

Does Gender Bias Influence What Gets Called ‘Soft Science’?

Across studies in research described here, participants were consistently more likely to describe a discipline as a “soft science” when they’d been led to believe that proportionally more women worked in the field.

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Yizker Bikher: Eroding the Holocaust’s Goal of Erasure

Yizker Bikher: Eroding the Holocaust’s Goal of Erasure

Defying the Third Reich’s attempt to wipe Jewish culture off the map, ‘yizker bikher’ memorialize writers’ hometowns, commemorate murdered loved ones and pass on collective memory.

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Does Protecting ‘Academic Freedom’ Include Protecting Academics?

Does Protecting ‘Academic Freedom’ Include Protecting Academics?

Associate professor Siouxsie Wiles and professor Shaun Hendy have become well known for their work explaining the science behind COVID-19 and guiding the public and government response. Is their home institution doing enough to protect them from bad actors?

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Australian Academics Criticize Political Meddling in Basic Research

Australian Academics Criticize Political Meddling in Basic Research

In an open letter, 63 Australian Research Council laureate fellows complain vigorously to the minister and to the chief executive of the ARC about a recent instance of political interference in the funding of basic research.

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Might the ‘Sore Loser Effect’ Legitimize Violence?

Might the ‘Sore Loser Effect’ Legitimize Violence?

James Piazza concludes that when election losers in democracies reject election results, becoming “sore losers,” tribalism grows and political violence becomes less taboo.

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