Filter & Sort
‘What Snowflakes Get Right’
Author discusses his book that seeks a new framework for the debate about free speech on campus.
Opinion
Advice From a Search Engineer
Scott McLemee reviews Daniel M. Russell's The Joy of Search: A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics.
‘The Gig Academy’
You’ve heard of the gig economy, but what about the Gig Academy? Labor scholar Adrianna Kezar says it has to be resisted in her new book.
Bold Move in Graduate Education
In a reform aimed at reducing Ph.D. program timelines and attrition, University of Chicago will guarantee full funding to humanities and social sciences students -- in exchange for program caps.
Grad Enrollment: Gains at Home, Losses Abroad
New graduate school enrollments continue to fall among international students, but underrepresented U.S. minority enrollments are way up.
‘Nothing Succeeds Like Failure’
Author discusses his new book on business schools.
Fighting for Time to Heal
Non-tenure-track faculty members and allies urge UC Irvine to grant long-serving lecturer paid medical leave following brain surgery.
Opinion
What Is It Like to Be a Cat?
Scott McLemee reviews Understanding Animals: Philosophy for Dog and Cat Lovers by Lars Svendsen.