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Un-Unionizing a University?
Four years after faculty at Montana State voted for collective bargaining, they are voting on whether to end it.
Online Rx for 'Cost Disease'
William Bowen, former Princeton president, argues in new book that technology can lower college costs, but there remain more questions than answers.
Why Was FAU Student Suspended?
Faculty union president says charges were brought not because the student objected to the "Jesus" exercise, but because student threatened the instructor. The student's lawyer sees pretext.
Handling the Harassers
Disturbed by reports of gender discrimination in philosophy, the American Philosophical Association announces a new study, including site visits to some departments.
He Didn't Say 'Stomp on Jesus'
The professor who created the exercise that has caused an uproar in Florida says that it is not anti-religion and has been widely misconstrued.
Two Faculty Jobs at Once
How did an academic hold full-time jobs simultaneously at universities in Canada and Britain?
Opinion
God Bless the Janitors
Wick Sloane recommends a Massachusetts union's trenchant series of reports on the foibles of higher education finance.
Opinion
Byte the Humanities
Sure, digital humanists can count how often Huckleberry Finn says "ain't," but that's not the point. Scott McLemee looks at a caricature -- and the real thing.