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First 'Minerva' Grants Awarded
The first "Minerva" grants have been announced -- and they are going to respected scholars at leading universities for a...
The Admissions Gap for Big-Time Athletes
Investigative report by Atlanta newspaper finds incoming academic credentials of football and basketball players badly lag fellow students.
Revising and Defending the Foreign Language Major
At MLA, professors describe how departments are rethinking curriculums and the tenure-track/adjunct divide. Beyond pedagogy, programs want to protect themselves.
The Teaching Paradox
Women who teach English and other languages are more satisfied with classroom work than other aspects of their jobs, but report shame over pride in areas other than research, survey finds.
Newly Tenured ... at Wabash, Wesleyan
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Wabash College Jonathan Baer, philosophy/religion Lon Porter, chemistry Wesleyan...
Coherence, Literature, Languages
New report suggests goals for undergraduate majors in English and foreign languages -- including a "radical stance" that all such majors know both English and one other language well.
Going Bowling for the Holidays (and for $$)
The president-elect has elevated talk of a college football playoff, but for now -- and for the foreseeable future -- this season is about bowl games, with millions of dollars for participating colleges.