On April 9th, I reported that more than two dozen articles by National Science Foundation (NSF) director Sethuraman Panchanathan had been called out for verbatim copying without citing sources, some of which were copyrighted. Two weeks later, on April 24th, Panchanathan announced his departure from NSF, but did not provide a reason. He returned to […]
Read MoreA recent Minding the Campus article reported that more than two dozen publications, co-authored by Arizona State University (ASU) professor Sethuraman Panchanathan, have been flagged on PubPeer. Panchanathan is the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), which outsources plagiarism investigations to the universities it funds. If you were a university funded by NSF, would […]
Read MoreThe University of Oklahoma offers a Social Justice Minor, which “introduce[s] students to the complexities of structural inequalities and injustices while teaching students critical thought processes.” Arizona State University offers an MA in Social Justice and Human Rights that prepares students to understand “how social justice and human rights issues are defined by multiple and […]
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was originally published by The College Fix on August 30, 2024 and is crossposted here with permission. PHOENIX — Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. […]
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