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Will Me Too Activism Cost Professor Her Job?
A Vanderbilt faculty member, considered a hero to many women in science, finds her once promising tenure bid has stalled.
The Edge of Academic Freedom
Scott McLemee reviews Joan Wallach Scott's Knowledge, Power and Academic Freedom.
‘Scientists Under Surveillance’
Co-editor discusses new book on FBI documents about spying on researchers.
Newly Tenured… at Carleton, Clarkson, Middlebury, Muhlenberg, Williams
Carleton College Christopher T. Calderone, chemistry Clarkson University Brian Hauser, film Cecilia Martinez, engineering and management Mario Wriedt, chemistry Middlebury...
‘Generous Thinking’
A leader in digital humanities outlines ideas in her new book about how higher education can engage with the public in a sometimes hostile world.
Who’s Afraid of Plan S?
Research funders, publishers and academics ponder the consequences of a European initiative that could have a major impact on scholarly publishing in the U.S.
Opinion
Teaching the Skill of Learning to Learn
Colleges have long dismissed the skill of learning as mere study skills, but there’s growing interest in giving students a richer sense of how to gain knowledge, argues Ulrich Boser.
The Impact of Faculty Attitudes About Intelligence
Students have better educational outcomes in courses taught by those who have "growth mind-sets" than those who believe intelligence is fixed. For minority students, achievement gaps are cut in half.