Brow BeatMarch 24 2014 9:16 AMWatch a New Web Series That's Like Awkward Black Girl for AcademicsRebecca Schuman
EducationMarch 13 2014 7:27 AM“Doctor”? “Instructor”? “Professor Staff”? College Students Don’t Know What to Call Teachers Anymore.
EducationMarch 7 2014 8:15 AMPowerPointlessDigital slideshows are the scourge of higher education.Rebecca Schuman
EducationFeb. 23 2014 11:44 PMTitle NeinNorthwestern University found that a star professor violated the sexual harassment code in his treatment of a student. Why is he still teaching?Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatFeb. 11 2014 5:10 PMAre Unemployed Professors Writing Student Papers for Employed Professors?Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatFeb. 5 2014 3:19 PMNeighborhood Group Fears “Transient Academics.” Time to Pay Them a Living Wage.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJan. 30 2014 11:00 PMSolve the Adjunct Crisis by Hitting Colleges Where It Hurts—Their U.S. News Rankings
EducationJan. 22 2014 1:48 PMPostdocs for JocksThe latest UNC scandal reminds us that schools don’t care about whether their athletes can read. I’ve got the solution.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJan. 15 2014 3:55 PMDown With the Internet Review Board!How would you like it if a bunch of online randos could get you fired? That’s life for professors.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJan. 7 2014 3:04 PMAlas, Poor ShakespeareYet another conservative commentator is decrying English departments falling to “victimhood” studies. Too bad it’s not true.Rebecca Schuman
EducationJan. 3 2014 8:08 AMCan the Rabble-Rousers at the Shadow MLA Conference Actually Change the Higher Ed World?
EducationDec. 18 2013 11:50 AMThinning the Ph.D. HerdHow to ease the miseries of grad school? Make sure there are fewer grad students.Rebecca Schuman
EducationDec. 13 2013 11:12 AMThe End of the College EssayAn essay.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatDec. 2 2013 12:26 PMTrader Joe Has a Brother. He’s Even Better.Rebecca Schuman
EducationNov. 19 2013 11:43 AMThe King of MOOCs Abdicates the ThroneSebastian Thrun and Udacity’s “pivot” toward corporate training.Rebecca Schuman
EducationMarch 18 2014 11:29 AMThe Tenure Take-BackThe response to a professor who lost her job offer when she tried to negotiate reveals the skewed priorities of academia.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatMarch 10 2014 3:08 PMHeidegger’s Hitler Problem Is Worse Than We ThoughtRebecca Schuman
Brow BeatFeb. 24 2014 2:03 PMThis Crazy Supermarket Commercial Provides a Window Into German CultureRebecca Schuman
EducationFeb. 19 2014 11:14 AMThe Flipped ClassroomA disruptive revolution in pedagogy, or yet another educational fad?Rebecca Schuman
EducationFeb. 10 2014 12:36 PMOnly One American University Is Hiring More Full-Time Faculty and Shrinking Pricey Administration Jobs
EducationFeb. 3 2014 11:38 AMNasty and BrutishA scandal in Colorado reveals that bullying bros still plague university philosophy departments.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJan. 28 2014 10:47 AMWhat the Kafka Video Game Should Really Be LikeRebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJan. 15 2014 5:49 PMEven Ph.D.s Who Got “Full Funding” Have Huge Amounts of DebtRebecca Schuman
Brow BeatJan. 13 2014 11:31 AMThe Real Reason That Casual Sex Ad from the MLA Conference Was TerrifyingRebecca Schuman
BooksJan. 7 2014 2:36 PMThe Ghosts of Kafka PresentTwo new books attempt to capture the gaunt specter of modernism—and make him talk.Rebecca Schuman
EducationDec. 23 2013 12:30 PMThe Brave New World of Academic CensorshipIf you’re a professor in Kansas, better stay off the Internet.Rebecca Schuman
Brow BeatDec. 13 2013 5:09 PMAre Graduate Students at Private Schools “Employees”?Rebecca Schuman
EducationDec. 5 2013 10:21 AMA California College Just Fired This Adjunct Midsemester. Why? They Don’t Have to Tell Him, or Anyone.
EducationNov. 26 2013 5:26 PMA Ghost Town With a QuadIs that the future of the American university?Rebecca Schuman
EducationNov. 4 2013 3:23 PMBuyer Beware the Bargain-Basement B.A.!Those $10,000 degrees and “competency-based” models are not the solution.Rebecca Schuman
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