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Get Well Soon
Put down that chocolate and pick up some broccoli! Improve your attitude and you can do anything! Scott McLemee looks into a new book on the critique of self-improvement.
Take It Down
Should U of Minnesota have investigated and questioned the judgment of professors whose poster promoting a panel discussion on the Charlie Hebdo murders offended Muslim students?
Profit and Competency
Kaplan University creates new "competency reports" for all 45,000 students, a move that adds momentum, and risks, for competency-based education's spread.
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Bardolatry as Idolatry
It's time for conservatives who claim to support the humanities to move beyond a single author and to question program cuts and a culture that devalues literary study, writes Robert Matz.
'Indian Spectacle'
Author discusses her new book on the role and long-term impact of Native American mascots of college teams.
Cluster Hiring and Diversity
Hiring faculty around interdisciplinary themes appears to have a positive impact on diversity and scholarship, report finds.
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The Longest Job Visit
Jonathan Wynn spent six years as a visiting assistant professor and offers advice (and warnings) to those who might find themselves on a similar path.
Income-Based Repayment Expansion Advances
Carrying out Obama directive to boost income-based repayment, Education Department panel endorses plan that will be available to all direct loan borrowers, regardless of when they incurred the debt.