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Inside Higher EdDefining Political Correctness and Its Non-Impact
New analysis of faculty database finds identifiable group of professors with common views on bias, but no willingness to discriminate on politics -- and considerable success for the politically incorrect.
Baylor Fires Its President
Ouster is second in four years; John Lilley's rocky years as the university's chief were capped with a controversy over the tenure process.
'Teaching Nonmajors'
Author of new book offers advice for teaching those who may not have a natural interest in your course material.
Fleeting Glimpse at Higher Ed Policy Come January
Discussion of presidential candidates' education platforms skimps on specifics on college issues, but is critical of teacher preparation programs.
Reality Check
Sorry men, writes Mary Hatcher-Skeers, the gender equity problem in science has not been solved.
Teachable Moments
To blog or not to blog, in Matthew Henry Hall's new cartoon.
U.S. Court Rejects 'Pervasively Sectarian' Test
Appeals panel's ruling clears way for students at Colorado Christian U. to receive state aid -- and could suggest further shift in church-state regulations.
In Recruitment Wars, a New Front
Some "poachers" look to exploit cash-strapped states, luring faculty to greener pastures.
Spatial Change
To facilitate more interactive teaching, one college considers a different type of classroom. The barriers to building it are instructive of sometimes conflicting trends in college planning.
Unexpected First Generation Path
Many small private colleges are having success with students whose families lack backgrounds in higher education.
The Final Six Months
Revamp the financial aid system? Robert Shireman says the Education Department might focus its energy in its last days on a less-ambitious but helpful goal: better URLs for its Web sites.
At Libraries, Taking the (Really) Long View
Storing digital data is becoming more essential to the work of librarians, who are trying to think in terms of the next 100 years -- a virtual eternity in computer time.
A Break From Purgatory, Barely
Margaret Spellings gives partial relief to accreditor of liberal arts programs, allowing it to approve new colleges but extending its recognition for 3 (not 5) years, citing lingering concerns.
Out of Work for Doing Extra Work?
Indiana AAUP says adjunct at Ivy Tech lost his job for using supplementary materials when students complained that they couldn't understand the textbook.
'Sustainability Failures'
There's lots of talk about all that colleges are doing for the environment. What aren't they doing?
The View on the Ground
Survey of financial aid officers finds moderate concern about loan availability and continued prevalence of college lender lists.
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