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'Does Science Need a Global Language?'
New book argues that English has become the global language of science -- and that, on balance, it's a good thing.
Opinion
Billion-Dollar Boondoggle?
Universities shouldn't be competing to host the next presidential libraries, but should be working to reform the concept of presidential libraries, writes Ben Hufbauer.
Win for Oral History
Appeals court backs Boston College on most of the interview records on Northern Ireland that the British government (backed by U.S. authorities) wanted turned over.
Waiting to See Punishment
After learning that a faculty member at San Jose State was found by the university to have inappropriately touched a student, many want to know why he's still teaching.
Talk Therapy
In light of several recent, high-profile cases of poor communication between faculty and governing boards, AAUP advocates for regular interaction between the two groups and more shared governance.
Charisma Doesn't Count
Study finds that students learn little more from great lectures than bad ones.
Opinion
Is Teaching 'Junk Science' Protected by Academic Freedom?
Marjorie Heins considers the controversy over a course offered at Ball State University, and argues that this is about more than any absolute right.
Quest for 'Genius Babies'?
Jason Richwine quit Heritage Foundation amid controversy over his Harvard dissertation on race and IQ. Critics are now raising questions about work by a Michigan State physicist and vice president.