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Blast from the Past
A former U. of Virginia grad student organizes petition to revoke invitation to Arianna Huffington to campus, citing allegations that she copied a former professor's work on Picasso.
'At Berkeley'
New documentary by Frederick Wiseman offers a meditation on the role of public higher education.
Opinion
Professors Matter, Too
We know remarkably little about which college instructors are effective and which are not, and there's a relatively straightforward way to find out, Matthew M. Chingos argues.
Who Holds the Rights?
A new report from AAUP charges that universities are trying to diminish professors' patent rights in the age of online content.
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.