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How to Thrive (or Survive)
Foreign language chairs consider strategies to bolster departments' standing -- and minimize cuts. For many, key issue is demonstrating relevance to people outside the humanities.
'Seeing the Light'
Samuel Schuman's administrative career included positions as chancellor of two state universities -- the University of Minnesota at Morris and...
Economic Literary Realities
Crisis today should lead to reevaluation of some works about previous downturns, and a renewed focus on financial issues in literature, scholars argue.
Yiddish at Risk at U. of Maryland
Advocates for Yiddish, which is taught regularly at a small number of American colleges, are dismayed that the University of...
Tennessee Considers Shifts for Community Colleges
Tennessee lawmakers are considering plans to more closely align community colleges with public four-year institutions, The Tennessean reported. The plans...
U. of Hawaii Moves to Cut Faculty Salaries by 6.7%
The University of Hawaii will cut faculty salaries by 6.7 percent, beginning Jan. 1, The Honolulu Star Bulletin reported. University...
Questions About Offshore Medical Schools
Questions about offshore medical schools receive attention in an investigation by The St. Petersburg Times. The offshore institutions defend their...
Coach Suspended Amid Charge of Player Mistreatment
Texas Tech University on Monday suspended its head football coach, Mike Leach, after the father of a player said the...