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Fired for Being Profane
AAUP alleges violations of academic freedom, due process in new report about tenured professor who was terminated by Louisiana State U for using inappropriate language.
Opinion
The Atrocity Exhibition
All too familiar: a disturbed loner wins posthumous recognition by mixing mass murder and mass media. Scott McLemee consults an Italian theorist's reflections on the problem.
Ban on Banning Words
Washington State U overrules instructor, and says she may not have "blanket" bans on use of certain words or phrases, or punish those who violate such bans with lower grades or failure.
Opinion
A Work in Progress
K. Jamie Rogers says critics have misunderstood proposed changes in engineering accrediting standards, and that the possible shifts are still being modified.
Newly Tenured ... at Clarkson, Frostburg State, McDaniel, Saint Peter's, SUNY Delhi, Trinity
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Clarkson University Costel C. Darie, chemistry and biomolecular science...
Humanities Paradox
New analysis seeks to explain the declining interest of high school students in studying the humanities in college, and a reversal once they arrive.
Opinion
General Ed Cheap and Easy
Inside Higher Ed explores JumpCourse, an online education platform, after a former professor finds that a course lacks rigor and sophisticated sense of its subject matter -- even as the American Council on Education vouches for its quality.
Syllabus Gender Gap
Study of courses for Ph.D. students in international relations finds that female professors are more likely to include female authors.