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'Taking College Teaching Seriously'
Gail Mellow, a community college president, discusses the importance of pedagogy -- the theme of a new book she co-authored.
Opinion
The Humanities Must Unite or Die
Such disciplines have a serious image problem, writes Paul B. Sturtevant, and must argue their worth far more effectively to the public.
Another 'Heckler's Veto'
At U of Minnesota, protesters' interruptions delayed Israeli professor from talking. After three are arrested, they say their free speech rights were violated.
Lost Credibility
A journal editorial says manipulations have made "impact factor" statistics meaningless.
Opinion
Who Really Bears the Cost of Hiring Adjuncts?
An instructor argues that the colleges that shortchange their adjuncts are ultimately compromising the students they exist to serve.
Another Harasser Resigns
In an unexpected move, a Northwestern professor found guilty of sexual harassment resigns during his termination hearing.
Opinion
Past Its Peak
Over the past century and a half or so, petroleum has been abundant and relatively easy to extract, Scott McLemee writes. The next 150 years -- in fact, the next 15 -- do not look quite so promising.
Wisconsin Tenure Wars: Part Two
Madison faculty members are trying to restore in university policy what Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators took away. Will the plan work?