Scholarship & Research
News, opinion and advice for those involved in scholarship and research at colleges and universities.
A Muted Celebration
Princeton Touted a Professor’s MacArthur Award While Also Investigating Her Pro-Palestinian Advocacy
Ruha Benjamin says the university wouldn’t use the quotes she gave for an announcement about the award, so she posted them on social media.
Changeup
For decades, the achievements of baseball’s earliest Black stars were kept out of the record books. Then some “geeks” changed the score.
Research Integrity
A paper that shows how far the reproducibility movement has come may also show how far it has to go.
The Review | Opinion
Ideological grandstanding and corporate malfeasance threaten science.
Testing the waters
“Gag rules.” Price fixing. “Anticompetitive agreements.” A new lawsuit seeks to skewer academic-publishing heavyweights, but experts have their doubts.
'More Inviting, More Inclusive'
The author of A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names advises instructors on how best to go about it.
Advice
Instead of trying to reach the “general public,” aim for a closer target to expand your audience.
Research Integrity
Pro and college athletes are wearing the Q-Collar to reduce their risk of brain injuries, but data sleuths have spotted anomalies and errors in key studies demonstrating its efficacy.
Updated policy
A revised federal rule responds to hundreds of critical comments.
'An Important Decision'
But the judge will allow part of Francesca Gino’s lawsuit against Harvard to proceed.