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From Bad to Worse
Survey on adjunct faculty working conditions finds that COVID-19 made an already bad situation more dire.
Opinion
Lessons From the Struggle Against the Old McCarthyism
Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin looks to the past to better understand the alarming present-day rise in attacks on what can and can’t be taught.
Newly Tenured… at Colorado College, Ithaca College, Linfield, Presbyterian
Colorado College Anthony Bull, human biology and kinesiology Janet Burge, mathematics and computer science Nadia Guessous, feminist and gender studies...
Opinion
Goodbye Red Scare, Hello Ed Scare
Colleges must mobilize now against legislation to censor curricula and ideas, Jonathan Friedman writes.
A New Take on Gender and Productivity During COVID-19
Anecdotal and other empirical evidence says women are publishing less than men over all during the pandemic. This study found otherwise.
Land Acknowledgments Spur Controversies
A controversial land acknowledgment led to a clash between a University of Washington professor and administrators. Native scholars say the practice has value but can be problematic without a commitment to supporting Indigenous communities.
Most Students Believe Faculty Adjusted Well to the Pandemic
A report from the National Survey of Student Engagement found that students had positive perceptions about online and hybrid learning last year. Experts say the results reflect how faculty and students worked together during the pandemic.
‘A New Low’ in Attacks on Academic Freedom
Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick threatens to end tenure over the teaching of critical race theory, further escalating the ongoing war on the teaching of CRT and other so-called divisive concepts in many states.