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Fraud in academia: How can universities avoid costly litigation?

University Business

No corner is free from this specter—not even the hallowed halls of academia. Research In 2019, Duke University paid $112.5 academia and the Chinese Communist Party are glaring national security risks.” The post Fraud in academia: How can universities avoid costly litigation? Where there is money, there is fraud.

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Doing the dirty work of academia? Ancillary staff in higher education

SRHE

Two notable exceptions, both in the US context, are Peter Magolda’s (2016) ethnography of cleaners on two university campuses, The Lives of Campus Custodians , and Verónica Caridad Rabelo and Ramaswami Mahalingam’s ( 2019 ) article, reporting on a mixed-method study of cleaners conducted in a single institution.

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For the first time, over 25% of the world’s 200 best institutions are led by women

University Business

Among the top 200 global universities identified by THE in 2024, 51 are now run by women, marking a steady incline over the past five years: 43 in 2022 , 41 in 2021, 39 in 2020 and 34 in 2019 and 2018. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S. However, the number of women U.S.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

There is an instilled idea that writing centers serve only those writers needing remedial support (Chang & Goldrick-Jones, 2019; Lockett, 2019). Some students might agree, while others may see tutoring as editorial services or language support (Lockett, 2019). Lockett, Alexandra (2019). link] Delyser, D.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. Ward, president since 2019, will retire at the end of June 2025, the conclusion of Luther’s 2023-25 strategic plan.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Malaklou, also chair and associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Berea College in Kentucky, got to know hooks when she came to Berea in 2019. Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia.

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Oil money undermines academic autonomy (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

But if top universities genuinely want to lead, a key roadblock remains: around the nation and the world, leading institutions are structurally unprepared for the fossil fuel industry’s assault on the interests and values of academia. Academia is founded on the premise of truth seeking. Real disclosure is a start.

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