Filter & Sort
Warning on Academic Extremism
Australia's education minister warns that professors' political stances -- on the Israeli boycott, for example -- are "needless controversies" that can hurt their universities' reputations.
Opinion
The Boycott Isn't Leftist
Scholars on the left who back the boycott of Israeli universities are abandoning their own intellectual traditions, writes Chad Alan Goldberg.
Opinion
Dr. Uncle Sam
Panelists at meeting of historians challenge notion that only careers in academe are fulfilling, citing benefits of working for the federal government.
Econ Jobs, Money, Love
Study examines 15 years of data on doctoral students in economics. They earn more if they leave academe and (for men only) if they marry.
Opinion
A Little Discomfort
When administrators worry about anything that could distress students, faculty members are at risk, writes Gaye Tuchman. Two recent controversies illustrate the problem.
Arguments Over Open Access
Supporters of open access and traditional publishing models clash during the American Historical Association's annual meeting.
Should Panels Be Balanced?
Pro-Israel groups question why speakers at an MLA session on the Israel boycott all appear to favor it. Some of those speakers say there is nothing wrong with organizing a session that way.
Badging From Within
A digital badging project at UC Davis is drawing notice, but the innovation looks more like competency-based education than a form of alternative credentials.