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Critics say marking those applications for further review is discriminatory. But many in admissions say it is a common-sense way to keep campuses as safe as possible, and to make sure prospective students have the resources they need. (PREMIUM)
Every academic year from 2012-13 on, universities produced more doctorate recipients in English language and literature than there were jobs advertised in the MLA's Job Information List. (PREMIUM)
The graduate students want the department to open up its idea of what placement should be, the chair said. “We’re willing to do that, and we’ve started.” (PREMIUM)
A universitywide reorganization proposal has sparked an outcry from faculty, students, and alumni for its drastic cuts, mainly in the humanities. Some professors say the state’s top lawmaker may be the only one who can stop it.
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