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Wednesday, July 5, 2017


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Libraries

What the 21st-Century Library Looks Like premium

By Shannon Najmabadi

In the internet age, librarians are focusing less on books and more on teaching. Is something getting lost in the transition?

Campus Safety

The Costs of the Campus Speech Wars Are Piling Up for the Police premium

By Suhauna Hussain

While the debate over free speech versus a welcoming campus rages on, colleges are paying for a more sustained security presence.

Faculty

Why Did a UCLA Instructor With a Popular Free-Speech Course Lose His Job?

By Sarah Brown

Keith A. Fink says even though his students love him, administrators couldn’t stand the fact that he criticized them in the classroom. His department leaders say he’s not as good a teacher as he thinks he is.

Research

Disclosure Policies Don’t Discourage Academe’s Drug Salesmen premium

By Paul Basken

The practice of drug-company payments to scientists to help promote their products remains widespread, despite persistent efforts by universities and the government to check it.


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The Chronicle Review

Why I Resigned From Duke

By Paul J. Griffiths

A professor steps down after a dispute over diversity training.

Lingua Franca

Beyoncé, Cute Kittens, and Titles That Draw You In

Rose Jacobs teaches her students strategies to entice readers to their academic papers. Here’s a contest: Tell us your favorite “clickbait” title. Extra points for funny ones.

Vitae

The Vitae Bookshelf

By Jennifer Burek Pierce

On the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series, here are five other books that have shaped our students’ lives.


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