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Academic Minute: ERA in the #MeToo Movement Era
Today on the Academic Minute, Leigh Ann Wheeler, professor of history at Binghamton University, looks into why an Equal Rights...
One Strike Is Enough
University of Mississippi’s general counsel has drafted a harassment policy that allows students to be punished for a single incident, atypical among colleges.
Kansas Counties Help Residents Pay Student Debt
Most of the counties in Kansas are offering to pay off up to 20 percent (or up to $15,000 over...
Libraries and Librarians Aren't About to Disappear
A widely shared article declaring libraries and archives to be among the fastest-declining industries in America has been debunked.
Best Practices for Supporting Postdocs
Institutions that employ postdoctoral fellows should increase support for offices of postdoc affairs and offer postdocs better pay and benefits...
La Salle Criticized Over Plans to Sell Art
La Salle University, facing a budget deficit, plans to sell 43 paintings from its collection, with hopes of raising $7...
What Is Sexual Coercion?
Sexual harassment can have many forms. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Maryland's Ashwini Tambe examines why we should...
‘All Ladies Cheat… Sad!’
At this year’s MLA meeting, many sessions will focus on fake news, both in the present and in the literary past. Can scholars of fiction change our understanding of current events?