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Poli Sci Professor Producers
New analysis draws attention to the influence of a relatively small number of programs -- and also points to doctoral programs that punch above their weight.
If Men Do It ...
Political scientists consider whether advances for women in the discipline will come from copying questionable male tactics or from changing the nature of values of the field.
Scholarship in Public
John Sides and Lynn Vavreck explain why they rewrote rules of how to publish in political science for their book on the 2012 presidential election.
Cut the Clutter
Too many adjectives and adverbs spoil academic broth, scholar argues.
Boost for Udacity Project
Student performance is up, retention is down, and San Jose State University's partnership with a MOOC provider is still on pause for the fall.
College for Free
Change everything about how higher ed is funded and public colleges can offer free tuition, a new book argues.
Opinion
Off the Clock
Whatever happened to the shrinking work week that futurologists used to worry about? Scott McLemee checks into a volume in the field of leisure studies.
Newly Tenured ... at Bloomburg, Frostburg, Ursinus
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Eric Affsprung, academic...