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A Push for Transgender Studies
University of Arizona has added faculty lines and a journal, and is planning a major conference and a master's program.
Opinion
Notable History
A fascinating new paper sheds light on how note keeping was once central to the pedagogical experience, deeply embedded in the whole social system of academe, writes Scott McLemee.
Stacking the Deck?
UCSD accused a student of copying from another person's midterm exam, but officials wouldn't reveal the identity of the other student or whether the two were sitting near each other.
Scorecard for Accreditors
The Education Department has created new data reports on the performance of accrediting agencies, using measures such as graduation and loan repayment rates at colleges the agencies oversee.
Farewell to Departments
Plymouth State plans to replace them with clusters. Restructuring and layoffs have professors scratching their heads.
'What Matters Most'
New book urges colleges to exercise not-so-common sense when it comes to optimizing the undergraduate experience and otherwise striving toward institutional excellence.
A Brave Provost
Washington State U provost helps to raise money for a bee research center by growing a beard … of bees.
Racial Literacy as a Professor's Responsibility
AAUP sessions center on faculty members' role and responsibilities regarding classroom conversations about race.