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Are Academics Disproportionately Gay?
A new analysis suggests that's the case, and that academic work -- at once solitary and social in nature -- makes it particularly attractive to those who are not straight.
Proposed Merger Prompts Outcry at Cornell
A proposal to merge Cornell's three business schools into a unified College of Business raises faculty and alumni concerns about shared governance and institutional culture.
Opinion
Teaching Ourselves to Teach
College and university faculty members should work with mentors, coaches and colleagues to continually reflect on their own practice of teaching, write Kenneth Sharpe and Elizabeth Bolton.
'Changing the Face of Engineering'
Editor discusses new book about the history of and outlook for African-American engineers.
The Proof Liberal Arts Colleges Need?
Study links certain traits of undergraduate education to success in life: meaningful interaction with professors, studying a variety of fields outside the major and having classroom talks that go to issues of ethics and life.
The 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Chief Academic Officers
At a time of intense pressure on academic leaders, provosts are worried about the future of liberal arts education --...
Backing Their Colleague
At Wheaton in Illinois, faculty members are asking the college to drop its case against a professor who said Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Will the administration listen?
Opinion
So You Think You Can’t?
As a professor of English, Bob Blaisdell sympathizes with his students when they struggle with writing assignments. But it's nothing compared to the truckloads of pity he feels for himself when trying to learn to dance.