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Reflecting on Ratings
A chief architect of the Obama administration’s College Scorecard and its recent executive actions on accreditation reflects on her tenure at the Education Department.
Graded on Looks
Study finds that attractive female students earn higher grades than unattractive female students do. For male students, looks don't seem to matter.
Humanities Job Woes
Market looks tight and getting worse for job seekers in English, foreign languages, history and philosophy. But a major social science field -- economics -- is doing a lot of hiring.
Limit on Free Speech
Appeals court rules U of Hawaii was justified in denying student teaching experience to man who was qualified academically but whose statements about adult-child sex and students with disabilities alarmed professors.
Job Openings Down in English, Foreign Languages
Faculty positions decline for third year in a row, MLA report finds.
More Jobs for Econ Ph.D.s
Field sees increases that not only restore levels from before the economic downturn, but far exceed them.
Turkey's Take Back
The Institute of Turkish Studies has been accused of pushing the Turkish state's agenda on the Armenian genocide. Now the Turkish government has withdrawn its funding. Why?
'Teacher, Scholar, Mother'
New book of essays sheds light on what it's like to be a professor and a mom.