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Competency and Affordability
Southern New Hampshire University's College for America rolls out competency-based bachelor's degrees students can earn for $10,000 or less.
Too Small a Box?
At Bryan College, whose name honors a famous foe of teaching evolution, faculty and students object to being required to assert the historicity of Adam and Eve.
Bad Romance
Former Pittsburgh professor sues a graduate student in his lab for trying to sabotage his career -- in part by sharing explicit photos -- after their affair went sour.
Church and Tenure
Kentucky Supreme Court rulings strengthen the rights of faculty members at religious institutions.
The New Post-Tenure Review
One college is trying to make it collegial; others are trying to target low performers. Is there a way to make the process meaningful, fair and attractive to faculty?
Opinion
Old Mentors Never Die ... or Do They?
Ulf Kirchdorfer offers a paean to the retired professors who mentored him -- and wonders if other people miss their senior colleagues as much as he does.
Opinion
Value, Price and Profit
A publisher demands the removal of writings by Marx and Engels -- just before May Day. Scott McLemee fans the flames of discontent.
Of Motherhood and Tenure
Former University of Pennsylvania history professor asserts in a lawsuit that she was denied tenure because she took time off to care for her children.