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Pushing Back on 'Granularity'
A major regional accreditor raises questions about whether the Education Department's methods of evaluating such agencies are truly helpful.
Opinion
Interpreting Turmoil
A prominent social theorist gathers his thoughts on the past few years of upheaval. Scott McLemee risks an opinion.
Opinion
What Humanities Job Crisis?
The data suggest that things are improving, and that the worst shifts reflect larger societal changes, not academe, writes Chase F. Robinson.
Should Faculty Be Fingerprinted?
Proposed policy at Florida Gulf Coast U. raises question of what a university is entitled to track about every professor.
Settlement in Counseling Conflict
Eastern Michigan settles former graduate student's lawsuit challenging curricular requirements that conflicted with her religious beliefs.
Out on a Limb
Saint Louis University president who pushed controversial reforms has lost the support of faculty, but still has his board’s support. How does that get resolved?
Opinion
Bieberians at the Gate?
Could philosophy (or other disciplines) be improved by letting those outside the discipline play a role in judging its work? Robert Frodeman, J. Britt Holbrook and Adam Briggle consider the possibilities.