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Joseph Henrich, an author of a divisive report about politicization in the humanities, says, “I knew it wasn’t going to make everyone happy.”

On the eve of a new book that promises to settle the debate about Thomas Jefferson, a Sally Hemings relative is raising alarms that its science hasn’t been vetted.

On the eve of a new book that promises to settle the debate about Thomas Jefferson, a Hemings relative is raising alarms that its science hasn’t been vetted.

On the eve of a new book that promises to settle the debate about Thomas Jefferson, a Sally Hemings relative is raising alarms that its science hasn’t been vetted.

A new paper in Psychological Science (.htm) reports a failure to replicate Study 2 of Ariely and Wertenbroch’s influential article entitled, “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Contr…

More than 200 signed an open letter protesting Ghent University’s suspension of Nathan Cofnas. But Cofnas’s views have left some scholars with misgivings about that campaign.

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

Senior FDA official confirms that inspectors were on-site at the Taylor Farms processing facility and plan to be in the fields next.

The Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s unlikely ascent has come to a tragic end.

Newly popular, Black colleges struggle to meet their mission and their bottom line.

The White House has promised there will be no direct penalties — or rewards — for making the statements asked for, but some are skeptical.

“The ADA is no longer what we’d call a profile in courage,” write Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch.

In the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies.

Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals

The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to UC professors. Their legal team says it has proof that was unconstitutional.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is needlessly detaining Americans as part of a chaotic Ebola response led by Jay Bhattacharya.

An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.

A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps.

The university is moving to cut 40 percent of classes from its core curriculum in response to a state law. Professors say administrators’ interpretation of the law is too broad, and that they should h...

Newly obtained records reveal that two courses for the fall were canceled outright, while administrators demanded changes to others. Instructors say the deliberative process is a black box.

As the Trump administration looks to further reshape American research, higher ed has entered a new battle.

We asked Carolyn M. Rouse, head of the American Anthropological Association. She had a lot to say.

The accounting professor has conducted analyses of more than 100 colleges’ finances. He often concludes that campuses are on more stable ground than administrators claim.

A new petition urges greater transparency amid growing ties to AI and other companies

A contest to lead the American Sociological Association distilled the field’s many conflicts. One was foremost: Should scholars be activists?

One of higher ed’s most skilled negotiators arrives at one of its most fractured campuses.

BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.

At Hofstra University, a routine meeting about course approvals morphed into discrimination allegations. Now a free-speech group has gotten involved.

K. Anthony Appiah, Paul Boghossian, Katherine Fleming, and Sean Wilentz on what’s gone wrong in the humanities.

A group of well-known scholars convened by two prominent campus leaders studied the question and found “a deterioration in scholarly standards” across several disciplines.

One of New York’s most prominent universities has handed layoff notices to about 15 percent of its employees, marking its latest measure to rectify a $48-million budget deficit.

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2026 — The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed a rule on federal financial assistance, which would dramatically change how federally funded research and other ...

The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge.

Now the faculty members want more oversight of the admissions process.

The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.

The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.

The noted behavioral economist and Duke U. professor is facing a backlash over his years of interactions with the notorious sex offender.

How money, fear, and October 7th forged a contentious new area of study.

How money, fear, and October 7th forged a contentious new area of study.

How money, fear, and October 7th forged a contentious new area of study.

The Trump administration fired most of the NEH’s advisory board last year. Now a handful of right-wing academics are leading grant-making decisions.