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At many interviews for faculty jobs these days, you'll be asked about assessment. Melissa Dennihy offers some ideas on how to answer.

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.

More people question the value of mega-gifts from wealthy individuals to wealthy universities that primarily serve wealthy students, and it's about time, writes Walter M. Kimbrough.

The attacks on a $400 million gift show a misunderstanding of the nature of philanthropy, writes Sue Cunningham.

The legislative move to undermine tenure there could have implications for those in other states who want to undermine public higher ed, Nicholas Hillman argues.

It's time to stop pretending that all faculty members should or realistically have the talents to divide their efforts similarly among teaching, research and service, writes Judith Shapiro.

Ending student loans sounds like a good idea, but in a country where the government won't make up for lost revenue, the result could be less access for low-income students, writes Donald E. Heller.