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Practicing What He Preaches
Star professors who talk about the importance of public higher ed but teach at elite privates send one message, writes Abraham Gutman. Those who take jobs at public universities send a much better message.
Changing the Conversation
Could having families now be as disadvantageous to men's academic careers as women's? Study raises possibility.
Slap on the Wrist?
Northwestern acknowledged a professor sexually harassed a student, but didn't fire him. Where is the line drawn?
Censoring Art and History
Kennesaw State U. orders museum to kill installation dealing with land -- donated to the university -- that was homestead of woman who was an apologist for lynching.
Who Should Teach Ethnic Studies?
Cal State Los Angeles professors vote to require all students to take a course in race or ethnicity, but fail to adopt proposal that course be taught in ethnic studies department.
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Hate Isn't a University Value
How should a queer junior professor react when a prominent trustee and donor makes jokes about gay people? Eric Joy Denise reflects.
Professor Who Defends Segregation
Loyola New Orleans debates the views of a libertarian faculty member who argues that most civil rights laws are wrong.
Write With 'People Like Me'
When scientists collaborate on papers, they disproportionately work with those of the same ethnicity, study finds.