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Fall Forward
Sex! Death! Race and class and politics! Scott McLemee rounds up forthcoming university press books sure to start an argument.
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Benefit of the Doubt
Instructors should take plagiarism seriously, writes Nate Kreuter. But they shouldn't rush to assume students are doing it -- nor should they obsess about it.
Newly Tenured ... Sacred Heart, Southeast Missouri, U. of Houston-Victoria
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Sacred Heart University Joseph Audie, biochemistry Nathan...
New Yardstick of Quality
Diverse group of 18 institutions, with Gates's backing, releases new set of metrics to measure colleges' performance and return on investment.
The Retention Agenda
"The Retention Agenda" is a collection of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about student retention and persistence in college...
Intelligent Hire?
Some say astronomy professor Guillermo Gonzalez's anti-evolution views are far outside the mainstream and question his hire by Ball State. Others say deserves a shot. Either way, he'll be under scrutiny.
Act Now!
Law school at Washington University St. Louis offered "exploding" scholarships to top applicants. As applications decline, law schools are under greater pressure than ever to keep the credentials of incoming classes high.