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That's Offensive!
Late last month, following a protest by House G.O.P. leader John Boehner and the Catholic League president William Donohue over...
Tenure: Mend It, Don't End It
The debate over the merits of faculty tenure at universities is perennial, passionate, and polarized. Supporters hold that tenure is...
All the President's Books
In my two years working in the president's office at Harvard University, before I was laid off in spring, I...
The Climate Is in Your Head
Susan Herbst reflects on the mixed record of campus efforts to promote diversity.
We Need an Adjunct Union
It's time for a national organization, focused exclusively on collective bargaining for those off the tenure track, writes Keith Hoeller.
The Last Utopia
A new book looks at the history of the human rights movement and reaches surprising conclusions. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
Is Fundamental Change Really 'Inevitable'?
On November 17, an article here entitled “ Is Higher Ed Ready to Change?” referred to “the embrace of the...