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FACULTY

When Tenure Denials Go Public

By Megan Zahneis

Suspecting bias, some scholars turn to the courts. More often, they fight through the court of public opinion.

NAME-CHANGE DEBATES

U. of South Carolina Wants to Rename Buildings. State Politics Will Stop It.

By Sarah Brown

A campus commission recommended removing the segregationist Strom Thurmond’s name, among others.

BACKGROUNDER

The Culture War Has Come for Higher Ed

By Brendan Cantwell

Now is the time for academic leaders to fight.

CHRONICLE REVIEW

Toxic Masculinity; Psychoanalysis; Left Arguments Over Free Speech

By Len Gutkin

On a supple and responsive tradition.

LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

Here’s a List of Colleges That Will Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

More colleges are mandating vaccinations. Here are the ones we know about.

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The Future of Teaching

How the Classroom is Being Transformed
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