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January 31, 2011

Suicide Bombers and Academic Freedom

Ashley Thorne

Brooklyn College appointed an adjunct professor to teach "Politics of the Middle East," then fired him because of his politics.

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January 28, 2011

Lumina's Degree Profile - Do We Need It?

Ashley Thorne

The Lumina Foundation's new "Degree Qualifications Profile" is supposed to help colleges have a shared framework to describe what students should be able to do when they graduate. Peter Wood say......

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January 28, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

In this week's edition, undergraduate journalists call for more campus activism, defend student voting in college towns and approve one choice for commencement speaker.

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January 28, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Private vs. Public Wages

John Mathys

What accounts for the difference in compensation for private and public workers?

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January 28, 2011

Academic Impactorators

Peter Wood

Peter Wood finds a more meaningful direction for colleges in the book “Academically Adrift” than in the U.N. program Academic Impact.

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