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Critical Reception
Students at NYU and Rutgers are asking why professors who've been found to have behaved inappropriately with students were welcomed to campus this semester.
Opinion
Academic Book Reviews Deserve Some Respect
They are an investment in the scholarly community and in ourselves as researchers, Victoria Addis argues.
More Lower-Cost Degrees, From Purdue, Kaplan and edX
Purdue University will launch three under-$25,000 online master's degrees in engineering on the edX platform.
The Myth of the STEM Pipeline
The metaphor can have an especially negative impact on women and underrepresented groups, argues Wendy L. Hill.
Canceled Course Renews Academic Freedom Concerns
Yale report finds no violation of academic freedom in the cancellation of a course on dissent at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Experts say the incident points to tensions surrounding academic freedom in countries with limited political freedoms.
Newly Tenured at… Barnard, U of Texas at San Antonio
Barnard College Elizabeth Ananat, economics Hana Worthen, theater Rebecca Wright, computer science University of Texas at San Antonio Alfonso Apicella...
Opinion
Needed: More Reading in First-Year Writing
Not asking students to read regularly is like telling them it’s OK not to explore, argues Rachel Wagner, even if it's the week their papers are due and what they read won't be analyzed in those papers.
Winning Tenure, in Court
California appeals court sides with professor in tenure-denial case, agreeing that San Francisco State retaliated against her for speaking out about bullying and possible discrimination.