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Testy Battle Over Tests
The GED Testing Service is set to launch revised version that adds college readiness. But backlash over cost and access has led to competition from two serious new entrants.
Opinion
To Professors of Asian-American Studies
Jonathan Marks asks members of the discipline’s national association: Do you really all support the call for a boycott of Israeli academics?
Opinion
Murder, She Theorized
Serial killers have become the cultural anti-heroes of the age. Scott McLemee considers a new book that traces the back story of a morbid trend.
Opinion
Professional Responsibility
Teaching ethics should be part of the job of all faculty members in all disciplines, writes C.K. Gunsalus.
Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Bill introduced Thursday would create a federal database to track students through college and into the work force, but it's unclear whether "unit record" idea will find more favor than it did seven years ago.
Affirming Stand Against Boycotts
Following big wins for those wanting academics to stay away from Israel, AAUP reiterates its view that such movements are antithetical to academic freedom.
Should His Ph.D. Have Been Granted?
Controversy over Heritage Foundation report on immigration ignites debate over whether Harvard should have approved a dissertation that claimed an IQ deficit for Hispanics.
Opinion
'Gray'-cious Conclusion to a Career
Whether senior professors have a vibrant end to the later stages of their academic careers is largely in their own hands. Roger Baldwin and Michael Zeig offer guidance for how they can do so.