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ACADEMIC FREEDOM By Emma Pettit A new grievance says administrators — worried about riling Republican lawmakers — told professors to avoid using the word “critical” in the title of a new doctoral concentration related to race. ACADEMIC PUBLISHING By Eric Kelderman “Peer review does not protect against fraud,” the purported author wrote to The Chronicle. “It should protect against nonsense.” BACKGROUNDER By Jennifer Ruark How the physicist Alan Sokal hoodwinked a group of humanists and why, years later, it still matters.
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ADVICE By Kelly Otter Despite alarmist media depictions, online program management companies can help colleges — if used right. BACKGROUNDER By Erik Gilbert How online-course contractors exploit vulnerable institutions. DATA By Audrey Williams June and Brian O’Leary Throughout the many reports of declining enrollment during the pandemic, graduate education has been an unexpected bright spot. THE EDGE By Goldie Blumenstyk Basic-needs ambassadors, a course on the “hidden curriculum,” paid peer leaders, and other ideas for helping students navigate college.
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Views IN CASE YOU MISSED IT By David D. Perlmutter Since the pandemic began, we have updated the administrative-hiring playbook — and it’s not a temporary patch.
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