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An Intimate Education
The Great Books can be relevant and life-changing for classes of low-income students and for those fortunate to teach them, writes Tamara Mann.
Critical University Studies
Scholars at MLA discuss how their teaching -- and an emerging field of criticism -- reflects challenges facing academe.
Freedom to Discriminate?
The U. of New Brunswick stands behind a professor who said Asians are ruining the "British" city of Vancouver.
Gendered Skepticism
New study on online comments suggests big gap in the way men and women perceive evidence of gender bias in sciences. What does that mean for efforts to diversify STEM?
Elusive Data on Education and Workforce
Despite $640 million in federal spending, many holes remain in state databases that try to link college outcomes to the employment market.
Opinion
Itinerant Humanities
James Joyce's travels may offer a model for disciplines that feel under siege, writes Agata Szczeszak-Brewer.
An Economist’s Critique of Job Market for English Ph.D.s
Paper argues that the hiring picture, while challenging for all, is truly miserable for those from non-elite doctoral programs.
Opinion
Hall of Shame
The retraction of papers is an embarrassing thing, usually done as quietly as possible -- but not if Retraction Watch can help it. Scott McLemee brings the noise.