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'Alt-Ac' Realities
Graduate students in the humanities rarely intend to pursue non-faculty careers -- but with more of them doing so, new survey suggests that doctoral programs may need to change.
Civil Rights History
Author discusses his new book, Student Activism and Civil Rights in Mississippi.
Opinion
Humanities, Not Harvard
Disciplines that are under siege would do well to reject the models for their fields that were created by elite universities and that scare off students and the public, write Chris Buczinsky and Robert Frodeman.
Open Access Spreads
As the Obama administration continues to hash out its open access policy for federal research, California weighs its own for state-funded research and development.
Preaching to the Choir?
Dartmouth and Oberlin canceled classes to address controversial speech and racism with a day of forums. Some students and others question whether approach is appropriate or effective.
Defining Incompetence
Faculty members at Brooklyn Law School raise the alarm about the board's decision to expand the reasons why a tenured professor can have his or her contract terminated.
Union Democracy for Some?
Some adjuncts are angry over decision by CUNY faculty union to exclude them from voting on resolution about controversial curricular changes.
Motivation and Student Success
New study suggests that the reasons students seek a higher education can have a big impact on their grades and likelihood of staying enrolled.