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A Scholarly Approach to Work-Life Issues
Need reliable information about promotions, leaves and other work-life issues? Elizabeth Simmons offers advice on how to research these matters at your institution.
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Competency vs. Open-Ended Inquiry
Competency-based education and more "personalized" degree programs offer false promise, writes Amy E. Slaton, and could actually worsen inequality in higher education.
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When a Handshake May Not Be Enough
Contemplating a college's decision to replace its humanities requirement with a course based on a popular self-help book, Carolyn Foster Segal suggests some other readings it might consider.
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Putting the "Public" in "Intellectual"
We can do better than trade an ivory tower for a pedestal.
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Colleges as Political Playthings - Part 2
The members of the South Carolina legislature can't help themselves.