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Enough Letters Already
MLA's new guidelines offer some relief and realism about the recommendation part of the hiring process.
Opinion
A Qualified Yes on Unit Records
We need a better national data system about college students, but it needs to be designed to put numbers in context and to avoid holding colleges accountable for things they can't control, writes Paul LeBlanc.
Ratings or Rankings?
A new paper by the American Council on Education says the Obama administration's ratings proposal is likely to lead to the same negative consequences as college rankings.
A Broader History Ph.D.
Historians' association and four graduate departments expand efforts to make doctoral education a training ground for careers in and out of academe.
Front Line Instructors
Writing professors find themselves playing a critical and unexpected role in the education of veterans.
Newly Tenured ... at Alma, Colby, Ithaca, Prairie State, Widener
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Alma College Eric Calhoun, biology Janie Diels...
Blindsided by Layoffs
At two private colleges, Carroll and Felician, professors are angry to find out that jobs can be eliminated without faculty involvement or even awareness of the possibility.
Actual Raises for Faculty
Study finds 2.1% median increase for tenure-track faculty members in 2013-14, with those at public institutions enjoying slightly larger hikes than those at privates. Disciplinary gaps remain significant.