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Predicting Reproducibility
Study raises questions about research published in many journals.
Opinion
Medieval Studies Since Charlottesville
As the field grapples with the past’s racial legacies, the rhetoric of academic freedom is being weaponized against those committed to making it more inclusive, writes Dorothy Kim.
Language Ph.D.s: A Jobs Snapshot
New study from the MLA says English and other modern language Ph.D.s from 1996 to 2010 are mostly working in academe, and many have managed to earn tenured faculty positions, but their career outcomes demand further study.
‘TERF’ War
Philosophers object to a journal's publication of a term referring to radical feminists who don't necessarily count trans women among their ranks. Is it a slur?
Newly Tenured… at Bates, Emmanuel, Frostburg State, Hendrix, Millikin, San Diego State, U of Alaska Southeast, U of North Georgia
Bates College Ali Humayun Akhtar, religious studies Jonathan Cavallero, rhetoric, film and screen studies Raluca Cernahoschi, German Jakub Kazecki, German...
Outrage Over University's $999 Online Textbook
An online textbook priced at almost $1,000 has infuriated students trying to navigate an already confusing textbook marketplace, but Louisiana-Lafayette officials insist they had "good intentions."
Public May Not Trust Higher Ed, but Employers Do
A new survey reveals that not only do business executives value college, they want students with skills associated with the liberal arts.
‘White Kids’
Author discusses her new study of how white children develop ideas about race.