23 novembre 2017
23 novembre 2017
Fighting Censorship … With Trigger Warnings
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. At National Women’s Studies Association annual gathering, scholar talks using trigger warnings and safe spaces as a way to engage men in feminist discourse. More...
23 novembre 2017
Study: Queer Students and Suicide Concerns
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Queer and transgender students experience depression and consider suicide at four times the rate of their heterosexual and cisgender peers, according to a new study. Rutgers University culled data from seven national student surveys, which represent almost 90,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students at more than 900 colleges and universities across the country. More...
23 novembre 2017
Falling Behind
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Even though colleges have increased production of computer science bachelor’s degrees, it’s not enough to fill the jobs available in the field, according to a new report. More...
23 novembre 2017
Teaching in Costume Today? Win Chocolate!
By Scott Jaschik. Are you teaching in costume today? Administrating in disguise? If so, tweet a photo with the hashtag #IHEcostume and we'll award a box of Godiva chocolates for the most creative attire. Bonus points for costumes with academic themes. Happy Halloween to all of our readers. More...
23 novembre 2017
Worries grow about application essay 'help' that may go too far
By Scott Jaschik. Should college applicants (who can afford it) spend thousands of dollars for coaching on what to write? Are those who take their money just doing a better (and less visible) job than are many parents. More...
23 novembre 2017
Author discusses new book with critique of standardized testing
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses new book in which he takes a long-term and philosophical look at what he sees as the flaws in the way society evaluates talent. More...
23 novembre 2017
Reliable Discourse
The reliable moment we experience on a campus may not be positive or even comforting, observes Jeff Rice, but rather a confirmation of frustration. More...
23 novembre 2017
Angry About Adjuncting?
The radical move might be to quit, writes Claire B. Potter.
Recently I stumbled across an article in The New York Times about my favorite topic: online academic rage -- and whether it spikes among those frustrated by the struggle to find a tenure-stream job. More...
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