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As the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia marks its 25th anniversary this month, the academic community must confront an uncomfortable truth: we have systematically failed our greatest…

As investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of…

‘It’s not that deep,” Ani’s friend assures her. Who cares if she watches a lot of extreme pornography? But after the light is switched off, Ani…

A Texas A&M University faculty council determined in late September that Melissa McCoul, an instructor fired for teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class,…

A coalition of states is needed to stop the international legal order falling apart, a distinguished international academic has warned.Oona Hathaway, the president-elect of the American…

Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available.…

Jack W. Baker had to unexpectedly combat an accusation of plagiarism. It taught him something about keeping science transparent.Credit: Yuri Hobart/StanfordMore than ten years ago, my…

In 2023, Congress reinstated use of Pell Grants for students in prison, expanding their access to higher education. One of the stipulations was that colleges would…

One of the Nobel prize awarding bodies has warned that academic freedom is under threat in the US and elsewhere, with political interference risking long-lasting negative…

Late last spring, something disturbing happened in my classroom. For the first time in 15 years of teaching, I opened by telling my students I wasn’t sure if…