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The Future of the Contingent Faculty Movement
Keith Hoeller writes that a review of the history of the push for adjunct equity suggests that it's time for some strategy adjustments.
Outcomes Assessment: No Gain, All Pain
The push to measure student learning is portrayed as benefiting students, but it will hurt, not help, them, writes Bernard Fryshman.
Napster University?
According to IHE, the latest proposed extension of the Higher Education Act contains, among other things, a provision requiring that...
Bow Tie v. Hipster
Norman Mailer's death has brought out the bow ties, the tightly-wound and the closely-cropped, for whom the only noteworthy thing...
The Lasting Impact of a Departmental Secretary
Paula M. Krebs considers how a woman educated professors about issues of class and power -- while helping all who relied on her.
What Kind of Grader Are You?
A left coast correspondent writes (this is a long one): We have had a kerfuffle blow up today at my...
For A Second There, I Was Worried
My friend Dan and I grew up together. He and his wife are the godparents of our sons, and they...
The Path of Respectful Engagement
The Iranian president's Columbia visit created the impression that universities have two choices with such figures: keep them away or justify their visits by being rude. There's another possibility, writes Pat Hostetter Martin.