Weekly Briefing: This university punished a prominent scientist. She calls it 'unjust persecution.'

She was suspended without pay in 2022. Now she's speaking out. ADVERTISEMENT [Weekly Briefing Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. UCLA suspended her without pay. Why? 📣 We’re experimenting with the Weekly Briefing’s format, highlighting three top stories. If you have suggestions or feedback, [let me know here]( or send me an email: fernanda@chronicle.com. - UCLA punished a prominent scientist. She broke her silence. Priyanga Amarasekare was suspended without pay from her position as a tenured professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Los Angeles in July 2022. She was put on involuntary paid leave a year later. She’s not allowed to talk about work with colleagues and most students, among other restrictions. This month, Amarasekare learned that a charges committee of the Academic Senate found probable cause that she violated the Faculty Code of Conduct by sharing with outside parties a redacted copy of a 2022 report of the Academic Senate’s Privilege and Tenure hearing committee. Amarasekare knows she could face repercussions for speaking to our Katherine Mangan, but she said she’s tired of feeling muzzled and wants to restore her reputation. [Read the full story here](. - A bonus: [Here’s another story]( about Amarasekare from 2023 that focuses on the students who had to answer the question: “Where did our professor go?” - Stanford math-education expert has a ‘reckless disregard for accuracy,’ complaint says. Jo Boaler, a Stanford University professor and one of the nation’s most influential experts on math education, misrepresented scholars’ findings in her work and showed a “reckless disregard for accuracy,” according to an anonymous complaint reportedly filed with Stanford on Wednesday. The document outlines 52 instances in which Boaler allegedly misstated or misconstrued other studies about learning, neuroscience, and math education in her articles, lectures, and books. Several examples are in the draft of the California math framework, a document Boaler co-authored to guide K-12 schools on math instruction. [Read about those examples here](. - Another bonus: In 2023 [our Stephanie Lee profiled Boaler](. Some of the examples in this week’s complaint were from that story. - At first this merger was a lifeline. Today, not everyone is convinced. In [2013]( two campuses of Concordia University — one in Ann Arbor, Mich., the other in Wisconsin — agreed to a merger. The agreement stated that the Wisconsin branch would acquire the Ann Arbor campus, including prime riverfront real estate in the event of the campus closing. When Ann Arbor announced that it wouldn’t close this coming academic year — after citing financial trouble — many on the Ann Arbor campus tempered their response. Since the terms of the merger have come to light, many onlookers are worried about the campus’s future and skeptical about the union. [Our David Jesse has the story](. ADVERTISEMENT NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. Lagniappe - Read. American political lines are drawn everywhere, including in the refrigerated aisle at the grocery store. Consider the battle over [raw milk](. (Politico) - Listen. 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