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Scholarly 'Self-Abasement'
Hundreds of professors who study India condemn Oxford University Press for response to controversy over an essay -- a response scholars call part of a pattern of "shocking acts" that hurt research.
Another Koch Grant Questioned
Whitman professors find it inappropriate that the foundation, following a grant for a lecture, requested students' e-mail addresses.
Taxes, Not Death, for Humanities
Study suggests that private colleges with many such programs may pay a price in tuition and research revenues.
Exploding the Lecture
Central Michigan U. professor tries improving his presentations by taking them outside the classroom, then blowing them to pieces.
CLA as 'Catalyst for Change'
Report finds that use of standardized measure of student learning drove curricular innovations at consortium of private colleges -- but produced little (so far) in measurable improvement.
Smart Management?
Dominican faculty leaders praise a decentralized approach to administration.
Fighting Against Furloughs
Furloughs were a key issue in recent faculty strike at Southern Illinois U. -- and some unions are trying to find new ways to prevent them.
Breaking the Rules
Despite an unconventional structure and a public launch in the middle of the economic downturn, Drake U. administrators are hopeful for outcome of $200 million campaign.