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The Edge of Academic Freedom
Scott McLemee reviews Joan Wallach Scott's Knowledge, Power and Academic Freedom.
Newly Tenured… at Carleton, Clarkson, Middlebury, Muhlenberg, Williams
Carleton College Christopher T. Calderone, chemistry Clarkson University Brian Hauser, film Cecilia Martinez, engineering and management Mario Wriedt, chemistry Middlebury...
‘Scientists Under Surveillance’
Co-editor discusses new book on FBI documents about spying on researchers.
‘Generous Thinking’
A leader in digital humanities outlines ideas in her new book about how higher education can engage with the public in a sometimes hostile world.
Opinion
Teaching the Skill of Learning to Learn
Colleges have long dismissed the skill of learning as mere study skills, but there’s growing interest in giving students a richer sense of how to gain knowledge, argues Ulrich Boser.
Who’s Afraid of Plan S?
Research funders, publishers and academics ponder the consequences of a European initiative that could have a major impact on scholarly publishing in the U.S.
The Impact of Faculty Attitudes About Intelligence
Students have better educational outcomes in courses taught by those who have "growth mind-sets" than those who believe intelligence is fixed. For minority students, achievement gaps are cut in half.
The Economic Gains (Yes, Gains) of a Liberal Arts Education
Sure, engineers earn more, but new study shows that liberal arts college grads are doing just fine and seeing economic mobility -- and that much of what is said about graduates of these programs is not backed by evidence.