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Teaching Evals: Bias and Tenure
New studies on student evaluations of teaching say a simple intervention can fight gender bias, at least in the short term, and that perceived teaching effectiveness declines after tenure.
‘Fulfilling the Promise’
Author discusses her new book about making school counseling reach its full potential.
X-ing Out Xinjiang
A China studies scholar says a journal editor censored him by striking out a section of a book review critical of the Chinese government's policies in Xinjiang. The editor denies it was censorship.
Last-Minute Tenure Threat
A professor's future at the University of Mississippi was uncertain for several hours Thursday as the statewide governing board debated his social media record before finally granting him tenure.
In the Valley of the Shadow of Galt
Scott McLemee reviews Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed by Lisa Duggan.
New Effort to Examine Postsecondary Value
As scrutiny of college prices and outcomes mounts, a new panel co-chaired by leaders of Gates Foundation and state-college group aims to examine the value of postsecondary credentials.
Liberal Arts Cuts, Evangelical Edition
Gordon College announces cuts to majors, consolidating history, philosophy and political science into a single department and eliminating stand-alone majors in chemistry, foreign languages, physics and other fields.
#Gamergate Meets #MeTooPhD
Webster U is looking into how it handled a harassment complaint against a game design instructor that a student says went unresolved.