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Transcendental Medication
A historian of journalism's new book takes us back to the psychedelic… 1950s? Scott McLemee goes along for the trip.
The New McCarthyism
Jonathan Judaken describes what it's like to be attacked as anti-Israel by people who don't understand or don't want to understand your ideas and research.
When My Son Discovered RateMyProfessors.com
James F. McGrath describes how he gained perspective and lost anxiety over student evaluations, even on the website faculty members love to hate.
The Write Stuff
U of All People missed MOOC mania, but it's not too late for it to get on the bandwagon for low-residency, high-priced M.F.A. degrees, David Galef writes.
What Has Happened to 'The New York Times'?
Brian Rosenberg wonders if you have to bash higher ed to get published these days.
Thenceforward and Forever Free
It's the most important American political document scarcely anyone remembers a word of. Scott McLemee reports on a new book putting the Emancipation Proclamation in context.
How to Talk About Assessment
At many interviews for faculty jobs these days, you'll be asked about assessment. Melissa Dennihy offers some ideas on how to answer.
Fear? Not Really
Despite what you may read elsewhere, white, liberal faculty members are not terrified of their liberal students, writes Charles Green. But that doesn't mean they don't need to think about teaching in diverse classrooms.