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Some Thoughts on Raising the Sanity Waterline

[I am happy to share this guest post from Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, which addresses some discourse on legal academia, including a recent post by Will Baude.] There has been much back-and-forth on social media and blogs lately about what constitutes good behaviour for academics. Having been in academic affrays…

Reason

Outing a pretendian: How four Métis scholars redefined Indigenous identity policy

Addressing the pretendian issue in Canada is deeply personal, for us, because we are the academics who uncovered and exposed Carrie Bourassa’s Indigenous identity fraud.

The Conversation

Russia Bans Entry To 92 More American Citizens

Russia bans 92 American citizens, including journalists and academics, in response to perceived 'Russophobic course' by the Biden administration.

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Jackson Hole: how a meeting of bankers in a remote Wyoming valley could have consequences for us all

The economic world recently turned its attention to the resort of Jackson Hole, in a remote Wyoming valley. The annual economic policy symposium of central bankers, policymakers, academics and financial gurus took place in this unlikely spot, producing outcomes that hold significant implications for economies worldwide.

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Academics call for apology from Edinburgh University after Israeli diplomat meeting

EDINBURGH University academics have called on the institution to make a public apology after the principal met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to…

The National (Scotland)

Data on weight loss jab link to suicidal thoughts needs ‘urgent clarification’

But some academics suggest the evidence of the link between semaglutide and suicidal thoughts is ‘weak’.

The Independent UK

'Unfit to lead': Anger at Edinburgh University principal meeting with Israel diplomat

A MEETING between the principal of Edinburgh University and Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK has been harshly criticised by academics at the…

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International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction

Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel

The Independent UK

African communities have a lot of knowledge to share: researchers offer alternatives to Eurocentric ways of doing things

The dominance of western methodology in research conducted in Africa continues to preoccupy academics. The result, they argue, has been the silencing of Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous ways of knowing are not making the contribution they could to the knowledge ecosystem. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Zainab Monisola Olaitan have researched the…

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Morning Mail: Kaylee McKeown powers to gold, academics say university cheating out of control, Rex enters administration

Australian swimmer sets new Olympic record; university cheating ‘beyond belief’, say staff and students

The Guardian - AU

‘Nobody is blind to it’: mass cheating through AI puts integrity of Australian universities at risk, academics claim

Staff and students say failure to challenge wholesale use of genAI threatens to make degrees all but worthless

The Guardian - AU

Banana Splits

I appreciate the replies from Orin, Will, and Sam. We have very different conceptions on what role a scholar should play and what role a judge should play. My writings in this area are both retrospective and prospective. I look backwards to see what qualifications a judge had at the…

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Australian universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English

Academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees

The Guardian - AU

Olympic demand for ‘unproven’ ice therapy is unsustainable, scientists say

Researchers say 650 tonnes on order for Paris Games is a potential stress on local and regional resources

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Biden dropped out − is the news media to blame?

For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.

The Guardian - UK

Ucas personal statements weren’t read by academics

Letter: A reader who was a university programme director responds to the news that personal statements are to be scrapped

The Independent UK

UK Covid inquiry to finally lay bare failures of government and politicians during pandemic

Academics have said it is a question of ‘when not if’ another pandemic will hit

The Independent UK

Multiple house moves during childhood can increase the risk of depression in later life, study finds

Academics analysed data from more than one million people in Denmark in a new study

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The Guardian - UK

Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that

Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh

The Guardian - UK

Goldsmiths’ redundancy plan shows a lack of commitment to Black British literature

Letters: A group of academics express their concerns that Prof Deirdre Osborne, the co-founder of the MA Black British literature course at Goldsmiths, is facing the threat of redundancy

The Guardian - UK

Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire

Letters: Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age

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Euro 2024: why the host nation is required to protect the human rights of football fans

In recent years, several incidents have occurred at major football events where authorities have been heavily criticised by the general public, the media, academics and supporters for breaching the rights of football fans.

The Guardian - UK

Pregnant women should be tested for diabetes far earlier, study suggests

Women should be tested for gestational diabetes before 14 weeks, say academics

The Conversation

Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?

For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated disquiet from teachers and academics alike.

The Guardian - AU

Man arrested after four US academics stabbed in park during China visit

Group from Cornell College and a Chinese person who tried to help have non life-threatening injuries after attack in Jilin province

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