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Productivity Cliff
Study says research productivity among recent Ph.D.s drops off precipitously for all but the top-performing graduates, especially of the high-ranked departments. Why?
Opinion
Introducing a New Column
Kerry Ann Rockquemore answers the questions she most often receives from minority scholars launching their careers.
Opinion
Job Success Can Be Measured
Stephanie Bond Huie shares how the University of Texas is collecting and sharing information without violating anyone's privacy or dictating academic choices.
Shirtstorm
People took note when a scientist explained a major breakthrough while wearing a shirt showing women as sex objects.
Rocket Science Espionage?
Whistle-blower suit alleges that Caltech let a suspected spy keep working at its Jet Propulsion Lab to protect a lucrative federal contract.
Standardized Tests for the Job Market
Interest in workplace-readiness tests grows, and some big U.S.-based companies make all applicants in India take an assessment from Aspiring Minds, an Indian firm.
The Shrinking Academic Workforce
As enrollments dip, so too do the number of college and university employees -- but disproportionately at for-profit institutions.
Apparent Win for Adjunct With a Past
U. of Illinois board issues statement creating a path for James Kilgore -- who served prison time for his activities with the Symbionese Liberation Army -- to resume teaching.