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Authenticity and Alienation

How existentialism shaped—and then faded from—modern thought.

By Steven Mintz

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Career Advice Teaching

Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Rosalie Metro offers ideas for facilitating sensitive classroom conversations with compassion this election season.

By Rosalie Metro

Quick Takes

2 U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Two American scientists have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA “and its...
Quick Takes

Former Texas A&M Vet, Professor Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty

A Texas jury has unanimously found a former Texas A&M University faculty member and veterinarian guilty of felony cruelty to...
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A Call for Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum

Digital literacy skills are too important to relegate to the margins of the curriculum, Tahneer Oksman writes.

By Tahneer Oksman

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Governance State Oversight

A Battle Over Florida’s General Education Courses

Florida International University faculty have raised concerns about course revisions designed to comply with state law, a process undertaken quietly across the state.

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It’s the End of Tenure as We Know It

And no, Ellyn Lem writes, it’s not fine.

By Ellyn Lem

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Faculty Academic Freedom

The U.S. Started Investigating a Professor’s Pro-Palestine Speech. Then She Was Fired.

The Office for Civil Rights said it didn’t ask for the firing as part of a probe into how Muhlenberg College handled complaints related to a professor who allegedly made “pro-Hamas statements."