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'The Shakespeare Requirement'
Julie Schumacher resurrects Jason Fitger for a -- slightly -- more sentimental sequel to 'Dear Committee Members.' This time, the English department at fictional Payne U. faces a battle for its soul.
Standing Up for Mental Health, Losing Faculty Job
She spoke out against the termination of her campus's only mental health counselor. A student died, and she got canned. Now this professor is suing Florida Poly for infringing on her protected speech.
Distant Early Warning
Masterpiece or not, William S. Burroughs' "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": An Electronic Revolution fills a puzzling lacuna in the Beat author's bibliography, writes Scott McLemee.
Limiting the Debate
The Trump administration, which has frequently criticized colleges for not doing enough to protect free speech on campus, introduces a more expansive definition of anti-Semitism on campus. Civil liberties groups say it will result in the stifling of free speech.
Grades: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Cornell joins the growing number of highly selective institutions whose business schools have adopted nondisclosure policies concerning grades and recruitment.
‘See It Feelingly’
Professor discusses his new book on insights gained from reading classic literature with people with autism.
Newly Tenured… at Kalamazoo, McDaniel, Missouri S&T
Kalamazoo College Kyla Day Fletcher, psychology Ryan Fong, English Marin Heinritz, English Amy MacMillan, business management Noriko Sugimori, Japanese McDaniel...
Early-Alert Systems Seen as Mixed Bag
Early-alert systems designed to catch struggling students are ubiquitous in higher ed, but not every institution is seeing desired results.