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The Education Twitterati
At an American Educational Research Association panel, academics discuss the rewards -- and risks -- of using social media to advance public scholarship.
'Office Hour'
New play about campus shootings offers little in the way of answers, but aims to spark conversation.
Twitter Illustration Angers Women in Political Science
They want to know why article on international nongovernmental organizations was illustrated with a photograph of a young Asian woman.
Professor Pay Up 3.4%
Professor pay was up 3.4 percent this year, according to AAUP's annual faculty salary survey.
Opinion
End the Extracurricular Arms Race
Students are so busy singing in a cappella groups, planting trees for the environment and playing intramural ultimate Frisbee that they're being robbed of their education, argues William Hurst.
May the Best Idea Win
New book argues that students involved in campus protests over controversial speakers or ideas should instead support a marketplace of ideas in which all notions are heard and the best rise to the top.
Effectiveness, Defined Broadly
New volume of research examines various aspects of higher education performance, going well beyond labor market outcomes to include academic quality and socioeconomic equity.
Protest and Power at Duke
Anger over the fallout from a powerful administrator hitting an employee with his car leads to takeover of administration building and debate over treatment of workers. University makes concessions, but sit-in continues. At Ohio State, a sit-in starts and ends.