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The N-Word in the Classroom
Two professors on different campuses used the N-word last week. One was suspended and one was backed by his institution, demonstrating academe's continually fraught relationship with the term.
Power of the Purse
NSF starts requiring that institutions report findings of harassment and suspensions in its funded labs and field sites, and reminds institutions that it can pull funding where necessary.
‘The Intellectual Properties of Learning’
Author discusses his new book, which combines intellectual history with a case for open access.
Publication by Design
Two major journals experiment with "registered reports," agreeing to publish articles based on their design and potential significance, not their results. Could this be a model for others, and one solution to the reproducibility crisis?
Shocker: Humanities Grads Gainfully Employed and Happy
New data suggest that STEM majors are not the only route to success.
‘The Tyranny of Metrics’
Author discusses new book on what he views as the dangers of an obsession with numbers in analyzing admissions, academic success, faculty productivity and more in higher education.
Newly Tenured … at Cabrini, Colby, Middlebury, Williams
Cabrini University Dawn Francis, communication Michelle Szpara, graduate education Colby College Dean Allbritton, Spanish David Angelini, biology Travis Reynolds, environmental...
Controversial Event at Chicago (Yes, Chicago) Called Off
Description of conservative group's gathering said immigration has turned U.S. into "porcelain receptacle for other nations’ wretched refuse." Group said rhetoric was intentionally hyperbolic, and that students canceled the event.