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Against Bullying
Philosophy association issues statement against the way some scholars are being treated. Some praise the effort. Others fear it could limit free expression.
Every Student Gets a Mentor
Muhlenberg College will require students to recruit mentors from a database of parents and alumni.
'Who Is the Historian?'
Author discusses his new book, explaining his discipline and the work professors do.
'We Are All Bunnies'
Academics respond with speed and anger after the president of Mount St. Mary's -- who advocated treating at-risk students as bunnies to drown -- fires two faculty members.
Professors Can Learn to Be More Effective Instructors
Studies of faculty development efforts at a liberal arts college and a land-grant university suggest the programs can have an impact on student outcomes.
Opinion
A House of the Dead
Scott McLemee reviews a new anthology that documents a place in which people are condemned to psychic torture so continuous it seems eternal.
Purge at the Mount
Mount St. Mary's fires two faculty members. One was tenured professor charged with lack of loyalty. The other advised student newspaper that recently exposed president's quotes about "drowning bunnies."