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Variation in Immigrant Educational Attainment
"Why Are Some Immigrant Groups More Successful Than Others?" is the title of a paper released today by the National...
Ex-Dean, Facing Drug Scandal, Placed on Leave
The University of Southern California announced Monday that Carmen A. Puliafito, former dean of its medical school, had been placed...
5 Suspended for Blocking Speech
Claremont McKenna announces punishments for those who prevented an audience from hearing Heather Mac Donald, an author whose views on criminal justice they call racist.
Ph.D.-Level Position, $28K Salary
University of Illinois-Chicago ad for language program director draws outcry.
Worse Than It Seems
New study of harassment of graduate students by faculty members suggests that the problem is worse -- both in level of offense and prevalence of repeat offenders -- than many believe.
Opinion
The Art of the Rebuke
Thomas Doherty wonders if today’s atmosphere on college campuses encourages, or even tolerates, the kind of unsparing reprimand from a professor that might be needed for a student’s growth.
Newly Tenured … at SMU, U Colorado Boulder, U Saint Joseph, U Wisconsin Colleges/Extension, Western Michigan, Yeshiva U
Southern Methodist University Karisa Cloward, political science Archie Cummings, theater Amy Freund, art history Jon Hackler, theater Erin Hochman, history...
#academicswithbeer (Chance to Win Beers on Us)
A new hashtag of note, created by the blog Academia Obscura, is explained here, is #academicswithbeer. Of those who post...