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In Defense of the AAUP’s Statement on Boycotts

Inside Higher Ed

The American Association of University Professors has received blistering criticism for a new Statement on Academic Boycotts that superseded a 2006 report denouncing all academic boycotts. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.

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The NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn

Inside Higher Ed

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn Johanna Alonso Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM An Inside Higher Ed annual tradition since 2006: the Academic Performance Tournament. And the winner is … Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn

Inside Higher Ed

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn Doug Lederman Mon, 03/18/2024 - 03:00 AM An Inside Higher Ed annual tradition since 2006: the Academic Performance Tournament. This year's winner is . Byline(s) Doug Lederman

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Amy Gutmann’s $23 Million and the Triumph of Cynicism

Inside Higher Ed

In 2006, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann was photographed at a Halloween party standing next to a student dressed as a suicide bomber. The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage?

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AAUP Statement Ends Opposition to Academic Boycotts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statement reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts , maintaining that such boycotts are not in themselves violations of academic freedom but can be legitimate tactical responses to conditions that are fundamentally incompatible with the mission of higher education.

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NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 115,000 women enrolled in the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort study in 2006 and are still providing data 18 years later. Farland has been collaborating with the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública since 2016, including using data from the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort study.

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C2YC Past Award Recipients

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Bentley, Moraine Valley Community College 2008 – Sarah Evenson-Merranko, College of Southern Maryland 2007 – Not awarded 2006 – Kari Kahler, Northwestern Michigan College 2005 – Nancy W. Dean, Richard Bland College 2009 – Nancy W.