Andy Thomason
@andyandy.bsky.social
Assistant managing editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education
The last time UNC hired a big name NFL coach it led to the revelation of a decades long academic fraud scheme. Someone wrote a book about this press.umich.edu/Books/D/Disc...
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In 2009, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was on top of the world.Consistently named one of the top universities in the country, it had welcomed a new phenom of a chancellor who promise...
press.umich.edu
December 11, 2024 at 11:39 PM
The last time UNC hired a big name NFL coach it led to the revelation of a decades long academic fraud scheme. Someone wrote a book about this press.umich.edu/Books/D/Disc...
The volatile politics and unsettled rules around transgender athletes' participation in women's sports are on full display in the Mountain West. By @christadutton.bsky.social: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The Controversy Roiling College Volleyball Just Keeps Growing
Controversy over a player’s eligibility at San Jose State University has escalated with a new lawsuit that seeks to disqualify her from postseason play.
www.chronicle.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM
The volatile politics and unsettled rules around transgender athletes' participation in women's sports are on full display in the Mountain West. By @christadutton.bsky.social: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
This is a good story, in part because it lays out why so much of the stink emanates from business schools specifically.
the fallout from the Francesca Gino research misconduct scandal isn't over. @engber.bsky.social writes about how an effort by some of her colleagues to self-audit their work with her ended up raising even more questions — for them personally and their whole field www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
This is a good story, in part because it lays out why so much of the stink emanates from business schools specifically.
The behavioral economist Dan Ariely says Duke University found him responsible for research misconduct after a long investigation into his work (but not, he says, that he falsified data): www.chronicle.com/article/is-d...
Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?
After a data-fabrication scandal and a university investigation, the dishonesty researcher is trying to move on. But is the damage already done?
www.chronicle.com
January 18, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The behavioral economist Dan Ariely says Duke University found him responsible for research misconduct after a long investigation into his work (but not, he says, that he falsified data): www.chronicle.com/article/is-d...
Well well well if it isn't me writing about Charlotte www.theassemblync.com/place/charlo...
Can Charlotte Re-Sort Itself?
One year ago, Charlotte passed a landmark zoning reform aimed at reversing a century of segregation. The battle still rages.
www.theassemblync.com
November 13, 2023 at 7:31 PM
Well well well if it isn't me writing about Charlotte www.theassemblync.com/place/charlo...
ah yes, my daily trip from the mailbox straight to the recycling bin
October 13, 2023 at 7:58 PM
ah yes, my daily trip from the mailbox straight to the recycling bin
I see my decision to stop watching the Carolina Panthers is still paying off
October 8, 2023 at 10:36 PM
I see my decision to stop watching the Carolina Panthers is still paying off
why do I get so many emails
September 11, 2023 at 4:23 PM
why do I get so many emails
In the 2000s Emory University's art museum went on a shopping spree, winning praise and prestige for buying fine artifacts from people with known ties to looters. It has largely escaped scrutiny — until now. Great story by @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
A Museum Was Warned About Looted Antiquities. It Didn’t Listen.
Emory University’s art museum wanted only the finest artifacts. Hundreds of them are tied to convicted and alleged traffickers.
www.chronicle.com
August 25, 2023 at 9:24 PM
In the 2000s Emory University's art museum went on a shopping spree, winning praise and prestige for buying fine artifacts from people with known ties to looters. It has largely escaped scrutiny — until now. Great story by @stephaniemlee.bsky.social