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Free Expression and Government Overreach
Colleges and universities must have the flexibility to deal with matters of conduct without the government looking over their shoulders, argues Sigal Ben-Porath.
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The Bomb in College Classrooms
We're not teaching students enough about weapons of mass destruction -- and it shows, warns Sarah Bidgood.
Postdocs as Mentors
Study says that when it comes to everyday mentoring and training in the sciences, postdocs are the new PIs.
New Programs: Criminal Justice, Engineering, Data Science, Innovation, Speech Pathology
Hilbert College is starting an online master's program in criminal justice administration. Northern Illinois University is starting its first Ph.D...
‘What Snowflakes Get Right’
Author discusses his book that seeks a new framework for the debate about free speech on campus.
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Advice From a Search Engineer
Scott McLemee reviews Daniel M. Russell's The Joy of Search: A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics.
‘The Gig Academy’
You’ve heard of the gig economy, but what about the Gig Academy? Labor scholar Adrianna Kezar says it has to be resisted in her new book.
Bold Move in Graduate Education
In a reform aimed at reducing Ph.D. program timelines and attrition, University of Chicago will guarantee full funding to humanities and social sciences students -- in exchange for program caps.