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Teach Only What You Know

Professors who spout their political views in the classroom commit an academic sin, argues Paul A. Sracic.
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What Roy Kesey Knows

A big perk of writing for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has been meeting people like today’s guest, Roy Kesey. Roy and...
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Thoughts on Adjunct Unions

According to IHE, adjuncts at Pace University in New York City had their bargaining unit certified three years ago, but...
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Good Grief

A new biography reveals Charles Schulz's personal life. But Scott McLemee looks abroad for an appreciation of his work.
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Plagiarism II: Yours, Mine, and Oz

"[T]here is an emerging concern about double standards," writes a University of Sydney professor to an array of university leaders...
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Don't Say Stepford

You probably know people who expect instant loyalty to their causes. Any hesitation suggests to them the work they’ll need...
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Ask the Administrator: Where Does the Money Go?

A Western correspondent writes: I work at a community college in northern California. I was hiredfull time after working part-time...
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The African-American Search

It is time for departments to be honest and realistic when considering whom to hire for ethnic studies positions, and that means white people shouldn't be excluded, writes David Joseph.