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Professors Can Learn to Be More Effective Instructors
Studies of faculty development efforts at a liberal arts college and a land-grant university suggest the programs can have an impact on student outcomes.
A House of the Dead
Scott McLemee reviews a new anthology that documents a place in which people are condemned to psychic torture so continuous it seems eternal.
Purge at the Mount
Mount St. Mary's fires two faculty members. One was tenured professor charged with lack of loyalty. The other advised student newspaper that recently exposed president's quotes about "drowning bunnies."
Parting of Ways
Wheaton of Illinois and professor it tried to fire over her statements about God reach deal under which she will leave.
In Defense of Small Things
When Christopher Schaberg thinks back on his liberal arts education, he sees that the small things often contributed most to his experience.
History Jobs Drop
Openings are down and the number of new Ph.D.s in the field far outpaces available positions, report finds.
Changing the Rules?
Tenured Washington State U extension professor says she's being forced out for not bringing in grants that were never established as one of her responsibilities.
The Quest for Poli-Sci Jobs
More ABDs are starting full job searches, and fewer of those in the expanded pool are landing faculty positions, study finds.