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New Knock Against Earmarking
As Europe looks enviously at U.S. research productivity, economists examine which policy changes are likely to spur innovation. (Hint: Autonomous universities and competition for funds.)
Broken Covenant
Some professors want to know why a religious college in Georgia is preparing for faculty cuts while adding significantly to athletics spending.
Montana State Professors -- Tenure-Track and Adjunct -- Unionize
In two votes -- one for those on the tenure track and one for adjuncts -- faculty members at Montana...
Matches and Mismatches in Producing Ph.D.'s
SAN DIEGO -- In theory, these days, everyone agrees that attrition in Ph.D. programs is a real problem. Graduate students...
Critique of the New David Horowitz Book
Free Exchange on Campus has released a detailed critique of David Horowitz's new book, One Party Classroom, which identifies what...
Safe Haven
Seeing grim job prospects for its graduating Ph.D. students, a college at Vanderbilt offers stipends and ongoing teaching positions to help students buy some time.
Labor Peace at Yale
Yale University has had a contentious history with its unions. But on Tuesday Yale and the UNITED HERE locals that...
'For the Common Good'
The concepts of academic freedom are much debated, and it's clear that not everyone who uses the term means the...