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It’s a Pleasure
As the academic year winds down, it's a great time to remind students of the joys of (unassigned) reading, writes Melissa Ballard.
Turn of Phrase
Is it legitimate for a university to advertise an adjunct job specifying that the person may not teach at any other college?
Opinion
For Books, Against Boilerplate
Officials at the second largest research library in the United States have their talking points about its redesign. Scott McLemee wants them to change the script.
When Can Faculty Show Porn?
An Appalachian State professor is accused of engaging in "inappropriate speech" after airing an explicit documentary critical of the porn industry without first warning students. Her story raises questions about when and how instructors can present explicit materials.
Banking on Success
Texas technical colleges want to link 45 percent of their operating budget to the employment success of graduates.
A Deeper Kind of Service
Focusing more on conveying an understanding of social problems, Warren Wilson College updates its required service learning program.
Not an Adjunct's Salary
The Bidens' tax return had non-tenure track instructors wondering how one of their own could be earning $82,000 a year, but it turns out Jill Biden has become an associate professor.
Testing for Better Writers
Decades ago, two colleges in Virginia decided all students would need to pass essay exam to graduate. Old Dominion just dropped the unusual requirement, while Hampden-Sydney has no intention of doing so.