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An Invitation Rescinded
A British theologian is asked not to be a visiting fellow at the University of San Diego, after her views on social issues draw criticism.
'Occupying the Academy'
Editors discuss new book on diversity work within higher education.
Measured Innovation in Peer Review
Two online publishing ventures seek to reform peer review without blowing it wide open.
STEM Pathways
A series of new grants seek to help community college students in STEM fields successfully transfer to and graduate from four-year institutions -- a path that often is full of obstacles.
Opinion
Jacques Barzun: Anti-Educationist?
Was a legendary humanist and professor opposed to higher ed? Scott McLemee looks at the record.
Opinion
Holding Faculty Accountable
Post-tenure review, with real rigor and due process, can protect the truly important faculty rights, writes Elizabeth Hoffman.
Building a Better Faculty Senate
Faculty representatives at AAUP conference suggest improved communication and proactive approaches as ways to increase the standing of professors' governance bodies.
Rape and Betrayal
An account of a rape at Amherst, and of the way officials there didn't provide support, leads others to come forward -- and the college to try to fix what's broken.