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Turnitin thinks it can catch students who submit machine-generated prose. But for how long?
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Turnitin thinks it can catch students who submit machine-generated prose. But for how long?
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While college campuses are obsessing over “safe spaces” and diversity, equity, and inclusion, one professor noticed that students are becoming less happy and much angrier.
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While college campuses are obsessing over “safe spaces” and diversity, equity, and inclusion, one professor noticed that students are becoming less happy and much angrier.
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Democratic megadonor George Soros will pay journalists anywhere from $63,000 to $85,000 to advance progressive criminal justice reform.
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Democratic megadonor George Soros will pay journalists anywhere from $63,000 to $85,000 to advance progressive criminal justice reform.
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And the link between pay and performance is not always clear.
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And the link between pay and performance is not always clear.
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Having abandoned traditionalism, universities are getting their just desserts.
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Having abandoned traditionalism, universities are getting their just desserts.
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A man who made millions consulting with schools on how to implement Title IX policies has been accused of financial fraud by a former employee.
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A man who made millions consulting with schools on how to implement Title IX policies has been accused of financial fraud by a former employee.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education has just published the latest assault on academic standards, Jordynn Jack and Viji Sathy’s “It’s Time to Cancel the Word ‘Rigor’.” Jack teaches rhetoric and comparative literature, Sathy psychology and neuroscience; both teach at the University of North Carolina
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The Chronicle of Higher Education has just published the latest assault on academic standards, Jordynn Jack and Viji Sathy’s “It’s Time to Cancel the Word ‘Rigor’.” Jack teaches rhetoric and comparative literature, Sathy psychology and neuroscience; both teach at the University of North Carolina
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Shed the amenities, sports, and politics. Stick to teaching and research.
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Shed the amenities, sports, and politics. Stick to teaching and research.
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Recently, Title IX has been in the news because of the Biden administration’s promised (and, as of yesterday, delivered) rejection of much-needed Trump-era reforms.
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Recently, Title IX has been in the news because of the Biden administration’s promised (and, as of yesterday, delivered) rejection of much-needed Trump-era reforms.
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Carl Dobsky’s brilliant, fiery painting “Birds of Paradise” has been the focus of attention at his recent exhibitions, because it accurately and effectively captures the zeitgeist of contemporary American life.
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Carl Dobsky’s brilliant, fiery painting “Birds of Paradise” has been the focus of attention at his recent exhibitions, because it accurately and effectively captures the zeitgeist of contemporary American life.
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Chancellor salaries at public universities across the country are far higher than those for other public executives, out of step with faculty compensation, and unrelated to student success and university performance.
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Chancellor salaries at public universities across the country are far higher than those for other public executives, out of step with faculty compensation, and unrelated to student success and university performance.
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On February 25, Wyoming’s state senate passed a budget amendment to end funding for the University of Wyoming’s Gender and Women’s Studies program.
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On February 25, Wyoming’s state senate passed a budget amendment to end funding for the University of Wyoming’s Gender and Women’s Studies program.
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As if landing a college teaching position wasn’t already difficult enough, the powers-that-be have placed another obstacle in job-seekers’ path: the so-called “Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” better known as the “diversity statement” or “DEI statement.”
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As if landing a college teaching position wasn’t already difficult enough, the powers-that-be have placed another obstacle in job-seekers’ path: the so-called “Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” better known as the “diversity statement” or “DEI statement.”
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A law professor who was punished for including a question on his exam that included redacted slurs is suing his university for violating his Constitutional rights, defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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A law professor who was punished for including a question on his exam that included redacted slurs is suing his university for violating his Constitutional rights, defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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A University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) law professor who was suspended after he responded to a student complaining about a test question is suing his university, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights.
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A University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) law professor who was suspended after he responded to a student complaining about a test question is suing his university, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights.
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One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors.
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One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors.
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University of Pennsylvania graduate student Mackenzie Fierceton won the praise and approval of her school in November 2020 when she was one of 32 scholars to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford.
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University of Pennsylvania graduate student Mackenzie Fierceton won the praise and approval of her school in November 2020 when she was one of 32 scholars to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford.
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Often, incoming freshmen receive their first university assignment before the school year even begins: the summer reading. Many institutions see the summer reading assignment as an opportunity for new students to develop a sense of camaraderie.
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Often, incoming freshmen receive their first university assignment before the school year even begins: the summer reading. Many institutions see the summer reading assignment as an opportunity for new students to develop a sense of camaraderie.
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While the year 2021 wasn’t quite as tumultuous and unpredictable as 2020, the higher education landscape continues to look very different: overall enrollment continues to drop and countless institutions have issued vaccine mandates.
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While the year 2021 wasn’t quite as tumultuous and unpredictable as 2020, the higher education landscape continues to look very different: overall enrollment continues to drop and countless institutions have issued vaccine mandates.
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A bill making its way through the South Carolina legislature may have a tremendous impact on the state’s public higher education system. And if successful, it may prove as a model for other states looking to get a handle on their hard-to-control higher education systems.
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A bill making its way through the South Carolina legislature may have a tremendous impact on the state’s public higher education system. And if successful, it may prove as a model for other states looking to get a handle on their hard-to-control higher education systems.
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A decade ago, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was engulfed in a sports scandal that made national headlines, brought down a chancellor who seemed destined for a lustrous career, and caused the school huge expenses in litigation and for public relations experts.
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A decade ago, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was engulfed in a sports scandal that made national headlines, brought down a chancellor who seemed destined for a lustrous career, and caused the school huge expenses in litigation and for public relations experts.
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It is hard to fathom the extent to which American colleges and universities have been taken over by Critical Theory
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It is hard to fathom the extent to which American colleges and universities have been taken over by Critical Theory
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The certification process couldn’t be more different from traditional higher ed.
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The certification process couldn’t be more different from traditional higher ed.
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As American higher ed prepares for the on-campus experience again, college leaders are encountering a problem: whether they can (or should) mandate th
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As American higher ed prepares for the on-campus experience again, college leaders are encountering a problem: whether they can (or should) mandate th
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For regional and less-known colleges, stopping enrollment declines depends on demonstrating their value to potential students.
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For regional and less-known colleges, stopping enrollment declines depends on demonstrating their value to potential students.
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The loss of public trust in universities that has risen to front page news did not suddenly emerge in 2020.
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The loss of public trust in universities that has risen to front page news did not suddenly emerge in 2020.
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It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending.
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It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending.
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When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
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When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
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When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
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When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
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As a student in the 1980s, like many bookish young people of my era, I gravitated toward the English department because I had always loved to read.
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As a student in the 1980s, like many bookish young people of my era, I gravitated toward the English department because I had always loved to read.
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Many students since the pandemic have questioned whether they should attend graduate school or change their career plans altogether.
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Many students since the pandemic have questioned whether they should attend graduate school or change their career plans altogether.
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Oreskes and Tyson published “Is Academe Awash in Liberal Bias?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education on September 14.
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Oreskes and Tyson published “Is Academe Awash in Liberal Bias?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education on September 14.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released a report decrying the politicization of public higher education governance
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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released a report decrying the politicization of public higher education governance
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Fifteen years ago, American higher education was beset with serious problems, especially rising costs, politicization of the curriculum, the mania over diversity, and falling academic standards.`
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Fifteen years ago, American higher education was beset with serious problems, especially rising costs, politicization of the curriculum, the mania over diversity, and falling academic standards.`