Are Universities ‘How the World Became Rich’?
Blog: Learning Innovation How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin
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The TikTok Hearings
Blog: Law, Policy—and IT? I was in Massachusetts in 2016 when Donald Trump as a candidate for president invited the
Read moreProfessor Who Says He’s No Longer Gay Sues Over Contract Nonrenewal
A Roman Catholic who publicly renounced identifying as gay says Western Michigan University chose to not renew his contract after
Read moreProtests of President Who Canceled Drag Show
Students at West Texas A&M University held a protest Wednesday of President Walter Wendler, who wrote in an opinion piece that “drag shows
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Engineering success center opens at Boise State
Image: Boise State University opened its Micron Student Success Center earlier this year and will formally induct the space in
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Faculty mental health program supports students
Image: The University of Rochester launched a training program and research study for faculty member mindfulness in January, promoting self-care,
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House weaponization subcommittee seeks records from universities
Image: Disinformation researchers at several U.S. universities are getting swept up in House Republicans’ investigation into the “weaponization” of the
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DEI statement nixed after professor complains, links to racist article
Image: Last month, “After nearly two years of my resistance,” wrote a University of Houston Downtown professor, his department published
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New FAFSA won’t launch until December
Image: The new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid won’t be available to students until December, the
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New network calls for spotlight on Black student enrollment
Image: A new network of academics, college presidents, bipartisan policy makers and business leaders released a report Wednesday calling attention
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