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The Oceans of Outer Space
Scott McLemee explores Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Peter Hand.
Open-Access Publishing and the Coronavirus
Some publishers are moving toward an open model, prompted by COVID-19.
Not the Same University
Missouri Western cuts 30 percent of the faculty, along with programs in history, political science, sociology, economics, music and more.
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Pushing Back Against Racism and Xenophobia on Campuses
MarYam Hamedani, Hazel Rose Markus and Paula Moya highlight five ways college educators can have more effective conversations about race.
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Difficult Home Lives and the Other Side of Educational Access
The teacher I am now is who my students deserved before the pandemic took hold of my classroom, writes Christina Wyman.
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Quantity Is Not Rigor
While we are all working at home, let’s use the occasion to examine the status quo, urges Cathy N. Davidson, including rethinking homework.
Newly Tenured… at Dickinson, Kenyon, Norwich, U of Missouri St. Louis
Dickinson College Angela DeLutis-Eichenberger, Spanish and Portuguese Tiffany Frey, biology Kathleen Marchetti, political science Sarah Niebler, political science David O’Connell...
Protecting Art in College Collections
Academic museum directors know their fortunes are tied to those of their parent institutions. Some worry about the possibility that collections could be raided to raise funds.