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What Is It Like to Be a Cat?
Scott McLemee reviews Understanding Animals: Philosophy for Dog and Cat Lovers by Lars Svendsen.
‘Nothing Succeeds Like Failure’
Author discusses his new book on business schools.
When CVs Are Too Good to Be True
Faculty search committees take note: academic dishonesty extends to CVs, according to a new study.
Critical Reception
Students at NYU and Rutgers are asking why professors who've been found to have behaved inappropriately with students were welcomed to campus this semester.
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Academic Book Reviews Deserve Some Respect
They are an investment in the scholarly community and in ourselves as researchers, Victoria Addis argues.
More Lower-Cost Degrees, From Purdue, Kaplan and edX
Purdue University will launch three under-$25,000 online master's degrees in engineering on the edX platform.
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The Myth of the STEM Pipeline
The metaphor can have an especially negative impact on women and underrepresented groups, argues Wendy L. Hill.
Canceled Course Renews Academic Freedom Concerns
Yale report finds no violation of academic freedom in the cancellation of a course on dissent at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Experts say the incident points to tensions surrounding academic freedom in countries with limited political freedoms.