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Female Complaints
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is a feminist classic. Scott McLemee looks into the story behind the story.
For Love of Longform
Digital journal aggregators move en masse to join Google in making full-length books available in searchable archives.
Organizing Adjuncts at a Catholic College
NLRB ruling backs collective bargaining at Manhattan, rejecting claims that unionization would infringe on its religious identity.
The Web of Babel
Online-only language courses might be controversial, but some have found Web 2.0 to be a boon for language instruction.
A New Econ Core
Do the common courses taken by doctoral students need more relevance and creativity?
Mentoring 101
Guiding undergraduate students can be personally rewarding and support good teaching, a panel of historians notes. So why is it left to chance?
Moving Beyond Venting
As beleaguered humanities professors gather at MLA conclave, the talk is of budget cuts, tough questions and sometimes uncomfortable strategies.
Cornered in California
Debate over pension perks for high-paid UC execs is political pickle for Mark Yudof, who risks alienating key players or stoking populist rage. For now, he's opposing execs.