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Trigger Unhappy
Facing widespread faculty opposition, Oberlin drops policy requiring warnings about material that may be upsetting to students. Do students need such cautions?
Area Studies Mismatch
Experts in area and language studies discuss how to meet rising student demand when federal budget cuts, vanishing tenure-track positions, and lack of commitment to specialized librarians are hurting their fields.
Opinion
CIO Succession Planning
With a wave of retirements approaching, higher education needs to consider how to prepare the next generation of technology leaders, write Jerome P. DeSanto and Robyn L. Dickinson.
Getting Their Act(ion)s Together
In effort to ward off mounting criticism of accreditation, the seven regional agencies collaborate to align their punishments and how they impose them.
Opinion
Student Activism Worldwide
Protests in many countries are a reminder of the importance of understanding the political movements that emerge from campuses, write Philip G. Altbach and Manja Klemenčič.
Absent From the Agenda
New AGB survey data suggest that boards aren't paying much attention to adjunct employment issues.
So Much to Do, So Little Time
New research finds professors spend considerable time in meetings and on administrative tasks, and much of their time alone.
Opinion
Hope and Climate Change
A new book tries to find grounds for optimism in the face of ecological upheaval. Scott McLemee warms to the effort.