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Just Say No to Teaching Demos
Aditya Simha argues that teaching demos tell search committees very little about a faculty job candidate.
The NSF’s Higher Ed Research ‘Hit List’
Senator Ted Cruz has released a database of more than 3,400 National Science Foundation grants he believes push “a far-left ideology.” Free speech advocates and researchers say it’s a scare tactic that undermines scientific inquiry.
A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
California Judge Rules Adjuncts Should Be Paid for Nonclassroom Work
A College Degree Isn’t for Everyone
Kathleen deLaski unpacks her new book, which envisions higher education as a stepladder to skills that learners collect over a lifetime and present to employers.
I Am Captcha: ‘Ghost’ Students and the AI Machine
Adam Bessie and Jason Novak capture the higher educator’s dilemma in the age of generative AI.
College English Classrooms Should Be Slow
We need to give students the time to do their best reading and thinking, Luke Vines writes.
Voodoo Doll Study Explores Why Scientists Get Harassed
Researchers asked participants to stick pins in “stereotypical scientist” to establish levels of aggression.