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Middle East Studies Program Comes Under Federal Scrutiny
Education Department inquiry into Middle East studies program jointly operated by Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises academic freedom concerns.
Opinion
Asking the Editors: Part 3
Junior Prof asks two seasoned editors about what role social media plays in promoting a book, whether concerns about institutional prestige are valid and how to avoid being dropped by a university press.
New Programs: Ethnic and Race Studies, Clinical Nutrition, Europe, Nursing, Fitness
California Lutheran University is adding a major in ethnic and race studies. Fairfield University is starting a doctorate in clinical...
‘What’s the Point of College?’
Johann Neem discusses his new book about the need to affirm -- and strengthen -- the liberal arts at a time when reformers are doubting their value and that of higher education.
Opinion
Internships as a High-Impact Practice?
Colleges and universities should proceed with caution before they encourage or even require students to have them, argues Matthew T. Hora.
Ruling Out Grad Unions
Trump-era labor board wants to make it that much harder for graduate students on private college campuses to form unions. Some say it's overreach.
Opinion
Primary Sources
Scott McLemee takes a sneak peek at some upcoming university press titles that are pertinent to the 2020 presidential contest.
It's About More Than a Name
Anglo-Saxon studies group says it will change its name amid bigger complaints about where the field is going -- or isn't.