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The Rise of the Pedantic Professor

By Sam Fallon

 

When academic self-regard becomes an intellectual style.

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How Kevin Kruse Became History’s Attack Dog

By Emma Pettit

 

A few years ago, the Princeton historian brought his scholarship to hostile territory: Twitter. It made him famous and sent a message to the field that a serious scholar can also throw punches. PREMIUM

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Dean Resigns After Rider U. Rejects Chick-fil-A Franchise

By Terry Nguyen

 

The New Jersey university had removed the restaurant from its list of potential dining options on a student survey, citing the chain’s controversial history with the LGBT community.

 

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Online Expansion

UMass System Aims to Join the Mega-University Club

By Lee Gardner

 

Its reasons include a need for enrollment and revenue. But competing with existing national online colleges will be tough — and expensive.

Special Reports

Mega-Universities Are On the Rise. They Could Reshape Higher Ed as We Know It.

By Lee Gardner

 

Liberty, Grand Canyon, Western Governors, and a few other universities have found a new way to play the game that many colleges are losing. Could they one day lay claim to a significant share of the nation’s new college students?

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The MLA Gets Practical: Less Theory, More Profession

By Leonard Cassuto

 

This year’s meeting of the nation’s largest humanities organization focused on the academic workplace more than ever before — and that spotlight promises to widen.

 

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