Opinion

A central discipline finds itself alienated not only from much of society but from the humanities, in large part because of misconceptions about the field, writes Jason Stanley.

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My friend and erstwhile colleague Lesboprof has a wonderful, thought-provoking post up about deciding not to take a shot at...

By Dean Dad

Just recently I came across an organizational structure for a School that had both Directors and Associate Directors as well...

By Herman Berliner

I like textbooks. I like to design courses around textbooks. How can I promote textbooks with one hand and open...

By Joshua Kim

In my perambulations of the internet, I came across an action plan for a neighborhood called Snyder, in Amherst NY...

By G. Rendell

I have been reading Libby Gruner’s recent “advising” columns with interest, both because I wish I’d had someone like her...

By Susan O'Doherty

Curtis J. Bonk offers advice for the start of an academic career.

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Oral exams shouldn't be reserved for the dissertation defense, write Tom Deans and Jamie Frueh, who use them with their undergrads.

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