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‘Becoming Great Universities’
Authors discuss book on “small steps for sustained excellence” that don’t cost a fortune.
New Threats to Tenure and Faculty Speech
Serious changes to faculty speech and tenure rights went under the radar in Mississippi until they were passed. Now that the secret’s out, faculty advocates are pushing back—including by raising concerns about constitutionality.
New Programs: Quantum Science, Engineering, Integrative Professional Studies, Data Science
Harvard University is starting a Ph.D. in quantum science and engineering. Indiana Wesleyan University is starting bachelor’s programs in civil...
Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back.
A Good Bookstore Is Hard to Find
Scott McLemee reviews Jeff Deutsch’s In Praise of Good Bookstores.
#SayNoToSabatini
Hundreds protest possible New York University appointment for Dr. David Sabatini, who left Massachusetts Institute of Technology over sexual harassment findings.
Opinion
Dialogue, Not Debate
To create a productive climate for hard campus conversations, consider shifting the focus from debate to dialogue, Megan Halteman Zwart writes.
Taking a Stand
University of California graduate assistants, postdocs and others stage a mass protest for better pay and benefits, while graduate workers in Illinois celebrate a win and those in Indiana continue striking.