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Skeptical Reception for New Book on Becoming Adjunct
A short new book on becoming an adjunct, Become a Part-Time Professor, got some tough reviews on Twitter over the...
MIT Adds GRE for Philosophy Ph.D. Admissions
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been known in philosophy circles for being one of the few well-regarded Ph.D. programs...
North Carolina Senate Backs Off Plan That Could Have Killed a Black College
The North Carolina Senate dropped plans to call for a study that could have led to the closure of Elizabeth...
Is North Carolina Senate Trying to Kill a Black College?
Black legislators in North Carolina are blasting a provision in the State Senate's budget bill that they say is an...
Judge Rejects Challenge to Anti-Hazing Law in Illinois
A state judge has rejected a challenge to the anti-hazing law in Illinois, The Chicago Tribune reported. The challenge came...
Bloomberg Calls for More Tolerance of Diverse Ideas
Colleges need to do a better job of promoting tolerance of diverse ideas, said Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of...
Academic Minute: A Science of Humor
In today's Academic Minute, Peter McGraw of the University of Colorado at Boulder, draws on his work with Caleb Warren...
Universities Get $60M in Grants for Science Education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Thursday awarded grants totaling $60 million over five years to 37 research universities to improve...