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Confessions of a Tenured Professor

Peter D.G. Brown writes about how he ignored adjunct issues for years, and why he's now become an activist for those off the tenure track.
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Unknown and Unaccountable

It's time for lawmakers, the IRS, the press and academics to subject public college and university foundations to more scrutiny, writes Pablo Eisenberg.
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Why 'Writing'?

What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. These lines...
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Virginia and Duke

A murder, allegedly by a male lacrosse player, has renewed a pattern of some writers making unfair generalizations and some university officials ignoring due process, writes KC Johnson.
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Six Feet Under

And then back up again....Scott McLemee looks at new book on the history of reburials.
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The Lesson of Delicate Arch

Nancy Rosenbach and Peter Katopes see too much emphasis on the speed with which we aim to educate and not enough on the substance we offer.
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Pursuing the Dream

Academics concerned about the diversity of their institutions need to embrace the cause of undocumented students, writes Rosemary Salomone.
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The Accountability/Improvement Paradox

Moving beyond the tension between policy makers and professors over assessing student learning will require those on each side to approach their respective responsibilities, and each other, as professionals, Victor Borden writes.