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Another Day, Another Blunder
Archaeology society continues to anger members with how it responds to negative feedback.
N-Word at the New School
Another professor is under fire for using the slur in class while discussing a work by James Baldwin. Should universities pursue cases against instructors who use the word in a teaching context, not as a weapon?
Opinion
The Weaponization of Academic Citation
Freshman composition programs have done that, and we need to stop it right now, argues Jennie Young.
‘Safe Enough Spaces’
Author discusses new book on inclusion, free speech and political correctness on campus.
Abstract ‘Spin’
Study says authors exaggerate their findings in paper abstracts, and that's a problem when readers take them at face value.
Opinion
Give It a Rest
Finished your dissertation and ready to write your book? Not so fast, warns Laura Portwood-Stacer.
Mastering Out
Why the choice to leave a Ph.D. program with a master’s is the right one for many -- maybe even a mastering in -- and why it should be more visible.
Rewriting the Rules for Accreditors
Many regulatory changes sought by the Trump administration in an accreditation overhaul reflect shortcomings found at for-profit accreditor restored by Betsy DeVos.