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The Suicides

The saddest of university events in September are the suicides of sensitive, displaced, and troubled freshmen. To a new school...
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Generations

Garrison Keillor recently wrote something to the effect that it's shocking to wake up one morning and realize that the...
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Death of a Student, Chapter 2

For Wick Sloane, the fall semester of his community college writing course opens with a surprise.
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Overheard

EXT. BENCH NEAR STUDENT CENTER - DAY A PROF eats his lunch from a Styrofoam bowl. Enter his acquaintance, who...
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The Sounds of Silence

Evil HR Lady gave me a heads-up regarding a question she received about adjoining faculty offices, when the respective faculty...
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Chemerinsky and Irvine: What Happened?

The explanations still don't answer the key questions, and that should concern those who care about academic freedom, writes Jon Wiener.
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Projects, Promises, and Bank Shots

There's a great pair of posts up over at Bardiac's dealing with frustration over repeated overpromising (and selective guru loyalty)...
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Truths R Us

The AAUP's new statement on "Freedom in the Classroom" redefines reality, writes Peter Wood.