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He Didn't Say 'Stomp on Jesus'
The professor who created the exercise that has caused an uproar in Florida says that it is not anti-religion and has been widely misconstrued.
Two Faculty Jobs at Once
How did an academic hold full-time jobs simultaneously at universities in Canada and Britain?
Opinion
Byte the Humanities
Sure, digital humanists can count how often Huckleberry Finn says "ain't," but that's not the point. Scott McLemee looks at a caricature -- and the real thing.
Opinion
Our Dirty Little Secret
It's time for higher education leaders to admit that the way they treat those off the tenure track is unethical, and to commit to change, write Adrianna Kezar, David Longanecker and Daniel Maxey.
Ed Department v. TICAS
The Institute for College Access and Success is fighting federal investigators on their request for e-mail transcripts relating to for-profit regulations.
Counting Adjuncts' Hours
Group representing college administrations and group representing non-tenure track faculty offer sharply different views on how to determine whether adjunct faculty members are full-time for the purpose of health care coverage.
'I am 911'
A University of New Hampshire lecturer is dismissed after administrators question medical decisions she made leading a trip to Nicaragua. She says she could have used more support from the institution -- not condemnation.
Can Poli Sci Do Politics?
Senate vote to bar support from the NSF has many scholars wondering whether their discipline needs a new strategy. Also being debated: Was an exception to the ban a win for research or a loss on principle?