The ethnographer is a symbol of some of academe's thorniest dilemmas; a lawsuit says Indiana U. pressed its health center to play down mold; and more.
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The decision represents a low point in the seesaw trajectory that has turned the ethnographer into a symbol of some of the thorniest dilemmas of academic life. (PREMIUM)
The university denies the allegation. The suit also says Indiana deferred crucial maintenance on air systems for years despite knowing of problems, resulting in a 2018-19 mold crisis. (PREMIUM)
Students have been evacuated from affected dormitories across the country as universities face a consequence of extreme weather and outdated buildings.
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