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Standoff on Sexual Assaults
As Obama administration unveils new guidance for combating sexual assault on campus, dispute between Tufts and federal officials underscores tensions.
Promotion by Arbitration
How one little clause in an associate professor's contract help him get promoted to "full."
Opinion
Oppressive Hereditary Power
The push to deny working-class and first-generation students access to the liberal arts is inconsistent with American ideals and will not help these students find jobs either, writes William G. Durden.
Well-Being and Time
Wake Forest U. looks to measure the lives of its students and alumni.
'The Value of the Humanities'
Author of new book explains why no one case can be made for the importance of the humanities -- and why the arguments must be different in America and Britain.
'Praise Darwin'
When visiting preachers questioned students' values and called evolution a lie, an anthropologist decided to argue back.
Opinion
Time to Take a Stand
The Common Core can help countless students succeed, and academic leaders should stand up for the project that is facing unfair attacks, write Dan Greenstein and Vicki Phillips.
The Bias for White Men
Study finds faculty members more likely to respond to inquiries from prospective graduate students who are white males. Business faculty appear to favor white men most, humanities and arts professors the least.