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The Killing at U. of Georgia: What We Know

A nursing student’s body was found on Thursday at the University of Georgia in Athens. The authorities called the homicide…

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U. of Arizona’s Budget Woes Raise Fears of Layoffs, and Questions About Economic Divide

The public university, the largest employer in the Tucson area, says it’s facing a $177 million shortfall. Critics worry that…

World

Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar

University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging…

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House Committee Will Subpoena Harvard for Documents Relating to Antisemitism

The committee has already reprimanded the university for withholding or heavily redacting information it had submitted voluntarily.

World

Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.

This is a love story: During the spring of 2008, long before they produced evidence of humanity’s first recorded kiss,…

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House Republicans to Broaden Higher Education Inquiry Beyond Antisemitism

Emboldened by the resignations of two prominent university presidents, House Republicans are planning an aggressive inquiry into academia, long one…

World

The Claudine Gay Debacle Was Never About Merit

Claudine Gay’s resignation this week as Harvard University’s president marks the end of a shameful chapter for the institution. The…

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For Harvard’s First Black President, Race Became the Unavoidable Issue

In her late September inauguration, Claudine Gay looked out at a packed audience and spoke of her pride in making…

Arts

The Word That Undid Claudine Gay

The fate of Harvard’s president is the latest evidence of a deep crisis in American academia.

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How a Proxy Fight Over Campus Politics Brought Down Harvard’s President

Amid plagiarism allegations and a backlash to campus antisemitism, Claudine Gay became an avatar for broader criticisms of academia.

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