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Too Old and Too Female for Fashion Studies?
Departmental self-study at Columbia College in Chicago raises issues about gender and age of adjuncts, leading to charges of bias.
'Ideas Are Not Crimes'
Report from Scholars at Risk analyzes more than 150 instances of attacks on higher education, including campus attacks, targeted killings, prosecutions and violence against student protestors.
‘Beyond the Skills Gap’
Authors discuss book that seeks to counter the narrative about how higher ed prepares students for careers. They say college must be more than job training, and that term “liberal arts” is misunderstood.
Opinion
What Do Our Athletes Really Learn?
Intercollegiate athletics programs, which are only justifiable on our campuses if they can offer significant learning experiences, should be assessed for their educational impact, argues Michael G. Bowen.
Can Your Productivity Be Measured?
Book offers critique of uses of big data to measure the output of professors and institutions, arguing that technique is equivalent to “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
New Programs: Water Policy, Public Administration, Fermentation Science, Hospitality, Computer Engineering, Music, Nursing Education, Public Safety
East Central University, in Oklahoma, is starting a master’s program on water policy. New York University is adding a social...
Opinion
The Fuss
How can professors best introduce provocative material in the classroom in an age of trigger warnings, microaggressions and tweeting? Michael Bugeja tackles the issue.
Opinion
Achieving Lasting Impact
While colleges throughout the nation are expanding civic engagement opportunities for students, Julie E. Wollman questions whether the current efforts are working as well as hoped.