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Fixing Grad School
New books set out agendas for both professors and students on how to change the experience and career paths.
Opinion
New and Improved Writing in Your Underwear
Brian Goedde explains how he came to embrace online learning for a form of teaching known for its in-person experience.
When the Only Seat Is in Front of a Screen
U of Central Florida is using lecture-capture technology to enroll more students than can fit in its classrooms. But is a live stream a sufficient replacement for a face-to-face lecture?
Fired for Being Profane
AAUP alleges violations of academic freedom, due process in new report about tenured professor who was terminated by Louisiana State U for using inappropriate language.
Opinion
The Atrocity Exhibition
All too familiar: a disturbed loner wins posthumous recognition by mixing mass murder and mass media. Scott McLemee consults an Italian theorist's reflections on the problem.
Ban on Banning Words
Washington State U overrules instructor, and says she may not have "blanket" bans on use of certain words or phrases, or punish those who violate such bans with lower grades or failure.
Humanities Paradox
New analysis seeks to explain the declining interest of high school students in studying the humanities in college, and a reversal once they arrive.
Newly Tenured ... at Clarkson, Frostburg State, McDaniel, Saint Peter's, SUNY Delhi, Trinity
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Clarkson University Costel C. Darie, chemistry and biomolecular science...