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Becoming a Freshman, Again
Julie Wollman, a university president, shares what she learned about teaching and learning by taking a course -- in an unfamiliar subject -- with undergraduates.
Healing War Wounds
Disabled veterans at U. of Pittsburgh's college transition program work in a lab to develop assistive technologies -- gaining STEM training and helping other veterans with impairments.
Raising the Bar
Northeastern U. professors say they were denied tenure due to changing publication standards aimed at upping the university's reputation.
A for Effort
Princeton faculty panel urges end to limit on A-range grades. Wellesley professors publish journal article on unintended negative consequences of strict rules to combat grade inflation.
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An Appointment to Reject
Cary Nelson writes that the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did the right thing in blocking a faculty appointment for Steven Salaita.
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Fighting the Twitter Police
The way the U. of Illinois blocked Steven Salaita from taking a position there is a clear violation of academic freedom, writes John K. Wilson.
XBA Certificate for Veterans
Fullbridge gets into the credential business by partnering with Concordia University Chicago on new graduate certificate aimed at veterans of the U.S. military.
Sex, Lies, Economists
Survey of European economists finds that some of them fabricate data or trade sex for promotion or co-authorship.