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In Defense of the Chicago Principles

They have become a gold standard among institutions that wish to show their commitment to American higher education's core principle of freedom of expression, argues Michael Poliakoff.

‘Why Didn’t I Get an A?’

How do professors respond to regrade requests? One department encourages instructors to pass them up the chain.
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When Visions of Mission Collide

When we take positions and make decisions based on a political litmus test, we hurt the very core of our institutional mission, argues Raynard Kington.
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Impostor Syndrome: Not Exclusive to Women

Such feelings aren't more common in people of any particular gender, observes Roshini Pinto-Powell.

Unwelcome Guest

Students at Northwestern want controversial visiting scholar who muses on race, intelligence and beauty, and who has been accused by colleagues of "bad science," off their campus.
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Let's Stop the Nonsense

Legislation in California concerning ESL instruction reflects a huge lack of understanding of what it takes for the human brain to learn another language, writes Parviz Parsafar.

Fearing a Colleague

Professor at UC Irvine takes to Twitter to demand action on her complaint against a fellow instructor, whom she views as a harasser.