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Feeling the Need to Defend Your Credentials
Why did Elizabeth Warren divulge her genetic test results, which show she is in fact part Native American, while simultaneously insisting that she's always been evaluated professionally as a white person?
Chasm Between Black Student and White Professor
The Niceties, now Off-Broadway, portrays raw racial divisions on campus.
‘To See the Suffering’
This year's Jefferson lecture focuses on how "the humanities have what medicine needs."
Asking Essential Questions at Ursinus
College doubles down on its residential liberal arts mission with new core curriculum.
Opinion
Seizing the Teachable Moment
Colleges should use current events like the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh to foster understanding in our students, writes Karen Gross.
A Non-Tenure-Track Profession?
About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis. While many now work on multiyear contracts, their academic freedom remains of concern.
Opinion
Polls Apart
Scott McLemee reviews two new scholarly books on the American electorate and its discontents.
‘Media U’
Authors discuss their new book about viewing colleges and universities as media institutions focused on winning over audiences.