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  1. Among other commitments it also requires #Northwestern to revoke the so-called #DeeringMeadow agreement, which it signed in April 2024 in exchange for pro-#Palestinian #protesters ending their tent encampment on campus.

    During negotiations, interim #university president Henry Bienen said Northwestern refused to cede control over #hiring, #admissions, or its #curriculum. “I would not have signed this agreement without provisions ensuring that is the case,” he said.

    #law #AcademicFreedom

  2. #OSS in #HigherEd

    Researchers at #Northwestern University and #Tsinghua University in Beijing have modified a well-known #OpenSource computer-vision application used for sharpening photos and, for the first time, applied it to astronomical images from ground-based telescopes.

    For astronomers interested in using the tool, the open-source, user-friendly code and accompanying tutorials are available via #GitHub (github.com/Lukeli0425/Galaxy-D).

    news.northwestern.edu/stories/