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Academics are cynics. We have to be. We critique our students, our peers and ourselves. It’s how we were trained. It’s how we write and publish…

The Trump administration’s landmark settlement with Columbia University threatens the institution’s independence and academic freedom, higher education experts say. Many warn that the agreement marks a…

One of the chauvinistic, self-glorifying myths of American liberalism is that the US has especially strong institutions. In this story, trotted out occasionally since 2016 to…

Imelda on JayeshWhat were you hoping for?A story to tell.First impressions?Tall, charming and the first to arrive. I had hoped to so I could be composed…

President Trump pledged to “make America affordable again.” But his health care moves mean more people will be pushed into medical debt. DNY59/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption…

“We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us.” That’s what everyday Soviets said in the 1970s and 1980s, as the Soviet Union teetered toward…

A month after President Donald Trump proposed slashing some $105 million in federal funding for tribal colleges next year, the Navajo Nation is considering legislation that would…

Last weekend, I completed my third 12-hour ultramarathon, finally achieving my goal of logging 50 miles (51.3 miles, to be exact!). For the past two years,…

A conservative think tank called on President Trump Tuesday to “draft a new contract” that universities must follow or face “revocation of all public benefit.” Among…

Attacks on Higher Education Are Attacks on All AmericansIf Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research,…