By Julie Shayne. I should be an advanced associate professor by now. I am not. I should serve on tenure review committees. I do not. I should have had one sabbatical at my current institution by now. I have not. Read more...
Stop Anti-Asian Bias
By Hrishikesh Joshi. Any day now the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Fisher v. University of Texas. The case concerns a lawsuit filed by Abigail Fisher, a white applicant who was denied admission to UT. Read more...
Portable Journal Acceptance?
By Michael S. Evans. In a changing market, authors increasingly find themselves negotiating with publishers to see their work to completion, even after they successfully navigate academic peer review, writes, Michael S. Evans. The solution is to make journal acceptance portable. Read more...
The Case for Open Review
By Alex Mueller. Most people assume that medievalists like me have no interest or investment in new forms of books and publication processes. Read more...
Worse Than You Think
By Ben Paris. The new SAT has been administered for the first time, and it has come and gone without great incident. In time, this new test will be taken for granted, and few people will know or care that it ever was any different. Read more...
Supporting Muslim Students
By Allen Kenneth Schaidle. Islamophobia continues to grow in the United States, where 45 percent of the population holds negative perceptions about Muslims. The rise of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has helped fan the flames of America’s animosity towards Muslims, but it began well before his candidacy. Read more...
A Speech for the Generations
By Alan Robbins. As the semester ends, my graduating students have only one thing in mind: getting through the ceremony so they can finally start what we all coyly refer to as real life. Read more...
Making Credentials Matter
By Jimmie Williamson and Matthew Pittinsky. Credential innovation is a hot topic in higher education, from microcredentials to digital badges, from competency-based and clickable transcripts to stackable credentials. Read more...
« A quoi sert François Hollande ? » Le sujet WTF d’un partiel de droit
Par Orientations. A Angoulême, des étudiants en droits ont été confrontés à une véritable problématique : « A quoi sert François Hollande ? » Un sujet de partiel, maladroitement posé, qui a amusé jusqu’au premier concerné. Voir l'article...
Quelles sont les universités les plus réputées du monde ?
Par Orientations. Dans sa dernière publication, Times Higher Education récompense les universités les plus réputées au monde. Sans aucune surprise, les Etats-Unis survolent le classement, dont le top 100 compte 5 universités françaises. Voir l'article...