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The Key Podcast

Ep. 194: In Defense of a Core Education With Andrew Delbanco

How the humanities can prepare students for jobs and help them lead richer lives.

Opinion
Columns Just Visiting

Sal Khan’s Coming for Higher Ed

And anyone who cares about human-centered education should hope he fails.

By John Warner

An illustration of students in a university lecture hall, engaging with one another and the professor.
Opinion
Views

We Say We Believe in Free Inquiry—but Our Classrooms Tell a Different Story

If we want to prepare students to participate in American civic life, we need to start teaching differently.

By Mella McCormick

A photo, taken from the front of a university lecture hall, of a woman professor teaching a diverse group of university students.
Opinion
Career Advice

13 Effective Strategies for Better Faculty Hiring and Retention

Here’s what we learned from analyzing projects developed and assessed under the umbrella of NSF ADVANCE.

By Beth Mitchneck et al.

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Quick Takes

Texas Tech University to Close All Gender and Sexuality Programs

All majors, minors, certificates and graduate degrees that are “centered on” sexual orientation or gender identity must be phased out...
An infographic labeling the front pages of four bills from Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee that are targeting tenure, faculty governance and curriculum next to a map highlighting the states with their respective capitol buildings on each.
Government State Policy

4 State Bills Faculty Should Watch

Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Tennessee are considering legislation that will impact tenure, faculty governance and more.

Opinion
Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

Evenings and Weekends Revisited

How can we revive the venerable tradition of after-hours classes?

By Matt Reed

A young person carries a Progress Pride flag unfurled behind their back.
Quick Takes

After Backlash, BU President Apologizes for Removal of Pride Flags

Two weeks after Boston University removed LGBTQ+ pride flags from the office windows of two faculty members in the Women’s...