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Controversial Professor Quits
After a year of turmoil over his social media comments, George Ciccariello-Maher writes that it is no longer safe for him to teach at Drexel.
‘Bit by Bit’
Author discusses new book on social science research in era of big data.
Gender Equity Targets Missed
Most Dutch universities are missing goals for hiring increased share of female faculty members.
Opinion
Transformative Learning
Such learning is not only possible but also measurable, write Rebecca and Daniel Haggerty, who describe an approach that other institutions might consider adopting.
Posttenure Benchwarmers?
New study of economics professors' research effort and impact says they're not exactly "swinging for the fences" after getting tenure.
No Room for Rebuttal
Paper in The French Review titled “Islamism’s Conquest of the French Republic” draws outcry, not only on charges of Islamophobia, but on its scholarly merit. An editor who joined in criticism is fired.
Gender Trouble
A departmental committee told a professor he had to teach Judith Butler in his class in the name of gender balance. He refused. As for Butler, she doesn’t want her work forced on him.
Tensions in St. Louis
Protests and altercation at St. Louis Community College board meeting highlight division over layoffs and a budget deficit in a large district that is losing students.