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Don't Find Your Passion -- Cultivate It, Psychologists Say
A new study suggests that the old adage may not be the best way for students to learn.

The Professor Who Hacked Her President's Email
She's now an ex-professor. Adrian College's president, who had his emails downloaded, says he was targeted for reasons that remain unclear.

Engaging Students in Democracy
Colleges should focus on preparing students to be citizens, but there's little evidence many have integrated such education into their programs and courses, write Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich.
Newly Tenured… at Bethany, Knox, Lander, Sewanee, Yeshiva
Bethany College, in Kansas Lucas (Luke) McCormick, chemistry Knox College William Hope, anthropology-sociology Helen Hoyt, chemistry Lander University Michael Brizek...

From Trumptown to UVA
UVA professors object to a senior fellowship for a high-ranking Trump surrogate who has defended the president's comments on the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville.

Opinion
The Human Particulars
Scott McLemee continues his roundup of upcoming titles from university presses, focusing this time on books that consider our origins and prospects as a species, as well as the bioethical dilemmas we're creating for ourselves.

Painting Over Kipling
British students paint over the Kipling poem "If" with one by Maya Angelou, citing the British writer's poem "White Man's Burden" and "a plethora of other work that sought to legitimate the British Empire’s presence in India and de-humanize people of color."

Compromising on a Timeline for History
College Board backtracks on plan to begin the AP World History exam in the year 1450, saying it will now begin in 1200.
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