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Can We Rid Language Departments of the F-Word?
Languages do not lend themselves to precise categorization any more than national boundaries do, Roberto Rey Agudo argues.
What Employers Want
AAC&U survey of employers shows liberal arts skills are valued and sought out in the workplace but raises questions about student preparation.
Holding a College Budget Hostage Over Planned Parenthood
North Dakota lawmakers are seriously considering a bill that would punish institutions -- financially and otherwise -- for partnering with an abortion provider, even to administer a successful sex ed program that has nothing to do with abortion.
A Professor, a ‘Predator’
Florida State scrambles to explain how a faculty member who was known to prey on Asian female students was allowed to do so for 30 years.
Tenure Awarded… at Cuesta, U of Findlay, U of Maine
Cuesta College Shelby Burnett, mathematics Kelli Gottlieb, physical sciences Jenel Guadagno, athletics Zachary McKiernan, social sciences Erich Tucker, languages and...
Big Read-and-Publish Push Arrives
Cambridge University Press recently struck dozens of open-access publishing deals with U.S. institutions, convincing many libraries to abandon their traditional journal subscription arrangements for the first time.
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Confronting a Cascading Crisis
Higher education must help ensure that K-12 students, after a year of school closures and other significant challenges, don’t fall irreparably behind, writes Sian L. Beilock.
Where Caregiving and Gender Intersect
It's not just about gender or caregiving, it's both: new analyses suggest colleges need COVID-19 faculty relief policies that target female caregivers in particular.