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A Tipping Point for Accreditors
Q&A with the co-editors of an anthology of essays on accreditation about new challenges for the college oversight bodies.
A TA Union Contract, 2 Years Later
Brandeis grad students win significant gains in a union contract, even if chances have dimmed for some of their counterparts as Trump administration has exerted influence on NLRB.
Professors With Sexual Misconduct in Their Pasts
Two institutions grapple with how they should deal with revelations of faculty members' histories of sexual misconduct. Court orders reinstatement of one.
Repressive Experiences 'Rare but Real' in China Studies
First-of-its-kind survey of China scholars seeks to quantify just how frequently they encounter repressive actions by the Chinese state intended to stop or circumscribe their research. A majority say self-censorship is a problem.
Opinion
What Students Say Is Good Teaching
Harry Brighouse shares instructional practices that undergraduates say they have rarely encountered and think should be more widely shared.
'The Coddling of the American Mind'
Co-author of new book discusses its critique of societal values, how young people are taught to think about the world and free exchange of ideas in higher education.
Rutgers Revisits Finding on Professor
Rutgers University ruled that a professor's supposedly satirical comments on white gentrification violated university policy. In response to public backlash, the university is reviewing its initial decision.
Opinion
Escaping Westworld
In the future, we won't be able to sidestep the ethical and policy issues linked to the use of technology, writes Lynn Pasquerella, so we must confront the question of how we best prepare students for it.