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Faculty and students at the University of Kansas completed an online poll in which roughly 80% expressed no confidence in Chancellor Douglas Girod. The university administration dismissed the poll as an informal, unscientific straw‑vote, pointing to verification gaps and limited distribution. The controversy emerges amid a $450 million stadium renovation, new athlete‑payment rules, and ongoing faculty‑union contract talks. Both sides argue the vote reflects deeper concerns over transparency, financial stewardship, and shared governance.
The Chronicle’s new dataset shows that the average nine‑month faculty salary in the United States reached $100,238 for the 2024‑25 academic year, up from roughly $85,000 a decade ago. Male faculty earned $108,707 on average, while women earned $91,745, highlighting...
NYU Law’s public affairs director Michael Orey released a satirical novel, *Dean’s List*, that lampoons the obsession with rankings and fundraising in elite law schools. The 321‑page book follows a fictional dean at a made‑up Brown‑affiliated law school as he...
California State University system filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging a Department of Education finding that San Jose State violated Title IX by allowing a transgender athlete to play volleyball. The suit argues the university complied with existing...
A 22‑year‑old engineer, Advait Paliwal, released an agentic‑AI tool called Einstein that can retrieve assignments from Canvas, solve complex computer‑science problems, and generate completed PDFs. The service, priced between $40 and $200 per month, attracted over 100,000 site visits before...
