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Divided Shop
Leaders of UAW union that represents U. of California teaching assistants push for Israel boycott, but some members say this action endangers their academic freedom and the movement to unionize grad students.
Opinion
How Not to Defend the Liberal Arts
Making a scapegoat of critical theory won't help anyone and distorts the real challenges facing academe, writes Paul Jay.
Questionable Quotations
Love it or hate it, composition professors report seeing an uptick in students' intentional use of single quotation marks outside their traditional context.
Communication Jobs Are Up
While many disciplines continue to face shortages of faculty openings, this one is seeing a surge.
Opinion
The Law and Gay Rights
Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.
'Pay Any Price'
The American Psychological Association objects to a new book's portrayal of its role in government-sponsored enhanced interrogation practices in post-9/11 years.
Clarifying or Waffling?
Recent statements from American Studies Association have some questioning whether the group is softening its boycott of Israeli academe.
Opinion
Why We Need Bright Lines
An appeals court's regrettable decision on copyright fair use makes the rules less clear for professors and campuses and will ultimately harm students and publishers alike, writes Joseph Storch.