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Profit or Progress?
A national group of faculty leaders urges more scrutiny of private money in higher education to avoid a potential crisis down the road.
Opinion
The (Forgotten) Utility of the Humanities
Vocation is not vulgar, and advocates need not run from practical application of humanistic disciplines, which have deep historical precedent, Anthony Cummings writes.
New Faces of Civic Learning
More community and commuter colleges are striving to get students involved in civic engagement projects and courses, which have traditionally thrived at residential campuses.
Ready for Retirement?
Professors approaching the end of their careers say that they are ready financially, survey finds, but relatively few have figured out their needs. And younger faculty know they don't have it figured out.
Opinion
'Learn to Write Badly'
Sociologist's new book explores time-tested techniques for avoiding potentially inconvenient risk of being understood. Scott McLemee foregrounds the opportunity spaces for discursive practice.
TMI From Professors
If you want your students to behave in class, focus on your credibility, and avoid self-deprecation, study suggests.
No Aid, No Problem
UniversityNow signs up more than 1,000 students for low-cost, competency-based degree programs without the lure of federal financial aid.
Union Impact and Non-Impact
Study comparing grad students with and without collective bargaining for their teaching work finds that those with unions have better pay, and that they are just as close to their professors as those on other campuses.