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Public Good-byes
Recent Dear John letters from academics leaving higher education signal a resurgence in 'quit lit.'
Opinion
Three Cheers!
An event honoring an exemplary American public intellectual is the hottest ticket in town. Scott McLemee reports on Scialabba-palooza.
Hope in Wisconsin
Madison faculty members say a massive new donation to establish endowed chairs could help keep top professors in the state, despite Wisconsin lawmakers' ongoing funding cuts and attacks on tenure.
Poli-Sci's Baby Ban
Annual meeting attendees with babies are turned away from exhibit hall of political science association, which blames insurance policy.
Mildly Interdisciplinary
More doctoral students report that their dissertations extend beyond their primary discipline, but most aren't straying far from their original subject of study.
Opinion
Teach the Ideals!
Students need to grapple with timeless questions and truly consider the possibilities of life, writes Mark Edmundson.
Wiggle Room on Romance
Some say Virginia Commonwealth's student-faculty relationship policy reads more like an invitation than a prohibition.