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A Long View of Me Too
High-profile cases of sexual harassment have dominated the media, social and otherwise. Scott McLemee comments on a new book of essays that might push the discussion forward.
Demonstrating Value
Robert Kelchen, an emerging scholar and expert on higher education, discusses his new book on what the accountability push means for higher education.
Newly Tenured … at Bowdoin, Carleton, Clarkson, Colorado College, Illinois Wesleyan, Macalester, St. Norbert
Bowdoin College Vladimir Douhovnikoff, biology Benjamin Gorske, chemistry Christopher Heurlin, government and Asian studies Tracy McMullen, music Ingrid Nelson, sociology...
What Assessment Is Really About
Measuring student outcomes is ultimately about trying to improve teaching and learning, and professors should both support and lead such efforts, writes Kate Drezek McConnell.
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
Moving thousands of scholarly treasures out of the fine arts library at UT Austin has faculty members riled. Should a maker space and other meeting areas replace the stacks?
‘The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?’
Author discusses new book on how technology is changing K-12 education, and the lessons of schools' experiences for higher education.
Bringing Guilds to Colleges
William G. Durden offers a practical proposal for reinventing liberal arts education.
Posttenure Review or a Plan to Undercut Tenure?
Right after U of Tennessee faculty members agreed on plan to toughen oversight of tenured professors, system proposed rules many say endanger academic freedom.