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Part-Timers Surge in Australia
The number of non-full-time academics on Australian campuses rises by 17 percent, a figure officials attribute to universities' need for flexibility and financial constraints.
Keeping Sexes Separate
If a student or group requests a gender-segregated setup for religious reasons, does the university have a responsibility to accommodate?
Continental Drift
In global survey of early career researchers, those in Europe are least confident of finding a permanent research or teaching position.
Cutting Ties
The study abroad provider Living Routes will close its doors after the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, citing health and safety concerns, suspends its affiliation agreement with the organization.
Against Boycotts and More
New petition seeks to organize academics who oppose boycotts and outside attacks (whether from supporters or critics of Israel) on the tenure candidacies of faculty members.
Discord in France
Government wants academe to work more closely with business. Many academics are dubious.
Opinion
Whose Academic Freedom Is Being Trampled?
Ashley Dawson sees danger in the way presidents -- without consulting professors -- are taking a stand against the boycott of Israeli universities.
Opinion
Constructive Solutions
Turmoil in the Middle East demonstrates why American higher education should be expanding ties and exchanges with all countries in the region, writes Devorah Lieberman.