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That's Offensive!
Late last month, following a protest by House G.O.P. leader John Boehner and the Catholic League president William Donohue over...
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Tenure: Mend It, Don't End It
The debate over the merits of faculty tenure at universities is perennial, passionate, and polarized. Supporters hold that tenure is...
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All the President's Books
In my two years working in the president's office at Harvard University, before I was laid off in spring, I...
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The Climate Is in Your Head
Susan Herbst reflects on the mixed record of campus efforts to promote diversity.
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We Need an Adjunct Union
It's time for a national organization, focused exclusively on collective bargaining for those off the tenure track, writes Keith Hoeller.
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The Last Utopia
A new book looks at the history of the human rights movement and reaches surprising conclusions. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
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Is Fundamental Change Really 'Inevitable'?
On November 17, an article here entitled “ Is Higher Ed Ready to Change?” referred to “the embrace of the...