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Highest Education
Our country must appreciate the value of postdoctoral education and do more to ensure that it flourishes, writes David Silbersweig.
Making a Point by Moving Shakespeare's Portrait
Students at Penn set off debate by replacing image of the Bard in English department building with a photo of Audre Lorde, the black feminist poet.
Tenure, Women and Economics
New study suggests female economists are less likely to be tenured, compared to male peers, and women are less likely to remain in academe eight years after earning their Ph.D.s.
How to Measure Impact
Elsevier explains the thought process behind CiteScore, its new journal impact metrics. Critics worry about potential conflicts of interest.
Push for Debt Forgiveness
Education Department officials say they will work through Jan. 20 to review claims of defrauded students, but borrowers and advocates call for more urgency.
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Consuming Catastrophe
In a new book, Timothy Recuber explores how the media cover disasters like the Virginia Tech shootings -- but sometimes in problematic ways, writes Scott McLemee.
Who's Intolerant?
Reed College engages in soul-searching over students’ shouting during lecture by director of Boys Don't Cry, arguing that the acclaimed film should have featured transgender actors.
Think Tank Trouble?
University-affiliated research centers face a fight for funding and an assault on experts, but few think institutions will be able to resist future ventures.