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'In a Hurricane'
In the backlash over Cary Nelson backing the U. of Illinois for denying a job to a controversial scholar, no one is more surprised at the outrage than Cary Nelson.
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Adult Fiction?
English departments should embrace works written for young adult audiences, and recognize the long and significant history of the genre, writes Teresa Michals.
Newly Tenured ... at Bloomsburg, Frostburg State, U. of Northern Colorado
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Mark Bauman, educational...
Books From Amazon in Person
Amazon aims to become the de facto bookstore at Purdue University, and the retailer has more university partnerships in the works.
Failure to Replicate
New analysis finds that education researchers, unlike scholars in many other disciplines, don't check one another's work.
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Technology Can Help Save the Liberal Arts
Rather than threaten the humanities and other non-vocational fields, innovations in delivering education can strengthen them and ensure that more people have access to them, writes Gunnar Counselman.
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Humanities Strengthen Science
A visit to one of the country's most distinctive medical museums reminds Elizabeth H. Simmons how the humanities can bolster science and why science is best learned in social context.
'What Happens in the Field'
Following a study, scientists call for more attention to sexual harassment and assault prevention at off-campus research sites.