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Michigan Tech decides that to break out of the departmental mode, a university needs a different approach to faculty hiring.
Newly Tenured ... at Georgia Tech, Utica College, Washington U. in St. Louis
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Georgia Institute of Technology Keith Edwards, interactive computing Charles...
General Education in the City
Temple U.'s new curriculum is built around interdisciplinary study and tied together by themes -- including the "Philadelphia Experience."
Scenes from St. Paul, Day 3
A professor comes to town as a delegate, a college rigs up a remote class from the convention and foreign journalism fellows get their first taste of American political theater.
On Alcohol, Leaders Wanted
New award recognizes college presidents for de-emphasizing alcohol, as the campaign to rethink the drinking age likewise casts a spotlight on what presidents are and aren't doing on drinking.
'Teach Them to Challenge Authority'
Stanley Fish may be telling academics to keep their opinions to themselves, but Gregory S. Prince Jr. thinks it is...