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What the Freshmen Are Reading
Many common reading assignments this year focus on issues of diversity, free speech and immigration.
Opinion
On Them: Giving Students What They Want
Why shouldn’t our students feel entitled? We've relieved them of responsibility in the classroom, writes Michael Bugeja, who suggests some more effective strategies.
Fallout From Pregnancy Bias Claim
UCLA postdoc says she was retaliated against for complaining about her supervisor's reaction to her impending parenthood.
Not Bewitched
Wiccan professor sues St. Bonaventure, her alma mater, for discrimination.
(More) Bias in Science Hiring
New study finds discrimination against women and racial minorities in hiring in the sciences. The study's about postdocs, but it has important implications for all of academe.
Opinion
Sunspots and Poetry
Scott McLemee reviews Tracy Daugherty's Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens.
‘The Educated Underclass’
Author discusses new book in which he questions whether most colleges are living up to their claims about promoting social mobility -- and whether college degrees do enough for low-income students.
Reorganizing Away the Liberal Arts
Professors fear University of Tulsa abandoning its historic commitment to education beyond job training.