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Marx and Breast-Feeding
David Vine sees many lessons from an unlikely source to make sense of the recent controversy at American University.
Critical Mass
About 10 percent of black computer science professors and Ph.D. students nationwide are at Clemson, thanks in large part to the work of one professor.
Sororities at Swarthmore?
As a group of women readies to open a sorority to Swarthmore for the first time in 80 years, some students are calling for a schoolwide referendum, arguing that a sorority violates the college's Quaker values and emphasis on learning.
Breast-Feeding While Teaching
When student journalists asked professor about how she fed her sick infant during first day of class, she objected -- and told her story online. Amid all the discussion of family-friendly policies, is this an issue that remains undiscussed?
Anti-Gay Bias or Academic Freedom?
Is it legitimate for a college course to describe homosexuality as deviance along lines of drug use or prostitution?
Taking On Higher Ed
GOP's party platform calls out colleges for political and scientific bias, as well as out of control tuition hikes. It also takes a hard line on immigration and affirmative action.
'How to Be Gay'
U. of Michigan professor caused major controversy with course called 'How to Be Gay.' A dozen years later, he has written a book on the same topic.