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Border Surveillance Scholar Denied Tenure at UT Austin

Border-surveillance scholar Iván Chaar López was denied tenure at the University of Texas at Austin after being recommended by more...
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Opinion

Why Study English?

Here’s how we should answer.

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Opinion

Treat Your Students Like Scientists

Fixing the leaky pipeline depends on it.

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Do You Have to Be Fancy to Get Published in ‘Science’?

No, not necessarily. But scientists who work for a prestigious university are three times more likely than their peers who don’t to get published in the top-tier journal, according to a new independent analysis of Science’s manuscript data.

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Inside the ‘Culture of Fear’ at One American-Chinese University

Faculty at Wenzhou-Kean have accused their employer of obfuscatory employment agreements, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation and lack of shared governance. University officials dispute the charges.

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Opinion

Taking the Cotton Candy Out of Your Learning Objectives

Rethinking your learning outcomes to build them around transferable skills is the first step toward better, more nutritious course design.

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An Agency That Supports Health-Care Improvement Cuts Off Grant Funding

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters last week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.”

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New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of.

The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt.