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The UC Berkeley campus sits empty on July 22, 2020, in Berkeley, Calif.

UC System Reverses Decision to End Incentives for Postdoc Program Hires

In a letter to system chancellors Tuesday, University of California system president James Milliken said he would not end financial...
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UC to Stop Funding Faculty Hired Out of Postdoc Program

Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.

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Out of Caution or Protest, Foreign Scholars Skip U.S. Conferences

As President Donald Trump deploys National Guard troops to American cities and ICE arrests pick up, some international scholars are opting out of U.S. travel.

A piece of paper that says "Online Presence" and a pair of glasses sit atop a computer keyboard.
Opinion

How to Build a Strategic Digital Presence: Advice for Early-Career Researchers

Select platforms and engagement styles that work for your goals while requiring realistic time investments.

By Maura Hannon

Cover of "A Practitioner's Guide to Faculty Affairs" next to a photo of the author, Reema Zeineldin.

How to Make Faculty Affairs Work at Any Institution

Reema Zeineldin has made a career in faculty affairs, and now she’s turned her and others’ expertise, alongside numerous case studies, into a practical manual for tackling this work.

Opinion

Advising The Girl

In good conscience, I can’t recommend she pursue a career teaching literature, at which she would excel.

By Matt Reed

Portrait of Julian Vasquez Heilig, a man with light brown skin, a bald head and a beard, wearing a suit and tie.

Provosts Are a ‘Release Valve’ for Campus Controversy

According to former Western Michigan provost Julian Vasquez Heilig, provosts are stuck driving change with few, if any, allies, while simultaneously playing crisis manager for the university.

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Opinion

The Service Decision Tree

Ryan Michael Murphy explains how creating a system for evaluating service opportunities helped him stop overcommitting.

By Ryan Michael Murphy