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'Paying for the Party'
Research featured in new book suggests that, in effort to lure full-pay students, universities have shifted their institutional priorities to the benefit of the affluent and the detriment of everyone else.
Call in the Lawyers
Edwin Mellen Press, under fire for a now-dropped lawsuit against a university and librarian, threatens more legal action after a website wrote about the case.
Opinion
That Old Chalkboard Mojo
There are important elements of teaching for which PowerPoint is only of minimal help, writes Christopher Conway.
Un-Unionizing a University?
Four years after faculty at Montana State voted for collective bargaining, they are voting on whether to end it.
Online Rx for 'Cost Disease'
William Bowen, former Princeton president, argues in new book that technology can lower college costs, but there remain more questions than answers.
Why Was FAU Student Suspended?
Faculty union president says charges were brought not because the student objected to the "Jesus" exercise, but because student threatened the instructor. The student's lawyer sees pretext.
Handling the Harassers
Disturbed by reports of gender discrimination in philosophy, the American Philosophical Association announces a new study, including site visits to some departments.
Opinion
God Bless the Janitors
Wick Sloane recommends a Massachusetts union's trenchant series of reports on the foibles of higher education finance.