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ACADEMIC FREEDOM ‘I’m Speechless': What Prompted the U. of Florida to Tell Professors Not to Testify? By Lindsay Ellis and Emma Pettit At least four professors have said their requests to participate in lawsuits challenging state policy were rejected. Faculty say the stakes are sky-high. ADVERTISEMENT LEGAL Academics’ Work on Court Cases Is Common and Often Uncontroversial. Now It’s Under the Microscope. By Francie Diep Experts said that such work can raise conflict-of-interest concerns but that the University of Florida’s response to three scholars seemed to be a stretch. BACKGROUNDER Stand Up for What You Believe, President Fuchs By Holden Thorp At the University of Florida, the time for strategizing and threading needles is over.
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DORMZILLA Is a Massive Dorm Project ‘Inspired and Revolutionary’ or ‘Billionaire Egomania’? By Katherine Mangan Plans for a 4,500-student dormitory full of windowless bedrooms raise questions about a wealthy donor’s outsize influence on the project. STUDENTS Admissions as a Game of Chance? New Research Says Lotteries Could Decrease Diversity By Eric Hoover Rolling the dice to enroll students might have “dramatic and negative potential effects,” two scholars say. THE EDGE By Goldie Blumenstyk Defining and refining “hybrid,” improving equity, data and personnel management — those were among the issues on leaders’ minds last week at Educause.
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Views IN CASE YOU MISSED IT You Can Ask for Mental-Health Help, but Can You Find Any? By Lee Skallerup Bessette For academics, staff members, and students seeking counseling services on or near their campus, the result is often a waiting list.
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