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The Courage to Be Ignorant
Adam Kotsko considers the advantages of having professors teach in areas other than their expertise.
Star Power
Study suggests that, in science, influence of top departments (while strong) may be shrinking while role of top researchers may be increasing.
How to Say No to Students
McGill professor -- petitioned by students to extend a paper deadline -- makes them laugh while turning them down.
Employed But ...
While plenty of history Ph.D. recipients land jobs on tenure track, study documents long-term adjunct work -- and finds that field's most popular specialty is least likely to lead to tenure-track job.
Giving 'Voice to Faculty'
Cathy Trower, closing out 16 years leading a research effort of academic work, shares thoughts on tenure, retirement age, adjunct conditions and more.
Union Election, Not NLRB Vote
New York University and UAW agree on plan to let grad students vote on collective bargaining, paving the way for return to unionization of teaching assistants at a private university. Expected legal showdown is averted for now.
'I Deserve to Work There'
The recent firing of an adjunct professor of political science from Chaffey College shows just how "at will" part-time faculty members' employment really is.
STEM-ming the Tide
A federal study finds that nearly half of college students who pursue science and technology degrees leave the field or drop out -- roughly the same attrition rate as in other fields.