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The Salaita Case, One Year Later
Michael Rothberg considers the lines from Gaza to social media to Illinois -- and their implications for university governance.
Lessons of the Salaita Affair
When departments hire outside their areas of expertise, criticism can be no surprise, writes Cary Nelson.
Going Online, Being Digital
After more than 25 years of technology-enabled education, college leaders are shifting their focus to how digital technology can improve learning of all kinds, Peter Stokes argues.
On the Verge of De-Extinction
Coming soon to an ecosystem near you: cloned mammoths, dodoes, and other long-dead beasts. Or semi-cloned, anyway. Scott McLemee learns the difference.
When Sexual Harassment Is a Campus Tradition
A faculty member recounts feeling that she couldn't complain about an event that humiliated her and other female professors, but was viewed as "good fun" by many others.
Do We Know How to Judge Teaching?
Stephen L. Chew writes that current approaches -- for awards or tenure and promotion -- are based too much on passion or student enjoyment and not enough on actual learning.
Observations of Professors: Tread Lightly
Student evaluations of teaching are suspect -- but increasing classroom observation of professors as an alternative has its own set of problems, write Jonathan Golding and Philipp Kraemer.
The Key Flaw With Private University Engineering
It's great for Harvard that a $400 million gift will help it build an excellent program, but public universities are the ones change the workforce in engineering, writes Andreas Cangellaris.