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First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Regilding the Ivory Tower

Money has always given people better options, but for humanities Ph.D. students, moneys now necessary just to get acceptable ones. Just now becoming noticeable, this re-gilded ivory tower looms over a landscape that everyone should consider.As one fellow ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching, Stratification, The University of Chicago, Inertia

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Cornell University

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Our family recently gathered for a relative's college commencement, and we all agreed afterward that it was the worst graduation ceremony we'd ever seen. After four years of tuition and hard work, it was a serious letdown to attend an endless program ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Donations, Cornell University, Graduate School, Demographics

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Campus Crime Report

U of All People is a crime-free campusor so the administration for years wanted you to believe. This past November, the assistant football coachs assistant was found breaking into female students dorm rooms in Long Hall to secure what was later described ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Crime, Investigation, Jack Daniels, Assault With Intent

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

A Massive Burden

Earlier this month, the federal Departments of Education and Justice reached an agreement with the University of Montana following an investigation into the universitys compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 an agreement that the ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Sexual Harassment, First Amendment, Encumbrance

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Cogito on Canvas

At the start of a course of lectures on Aristotle in the 1920s, Martin Heidegger made a terse remark about the relevance of biography to the philosophers task when considering the work of a predecessor. Regarding the personality of a philosopher, he said, ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Martin Heidegger, Peter Sloterdijk, Frans Hals, Aristotle

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

Harvard University

Ma, There's a MOOC Under My Bed

The irony about MOOCs is that hardly anyone opposes them except many of the academics qualified to teach them.Recently academics, including groups of faculty at Amherst College, Duke University, and San Jose State University, have been publicly skeptical ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Higher Education, Harvard University, San José State University, Consortium

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

Columbia University

Academic Minute: Hudson River and Climate Records

In today’s Academic Minute, Dorothy Peteet of Columbia University reveals what the Hudson River has to say about the climate of the past. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.Ad keywords: Faculty ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Hudson River, Climate, Columbia University

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Academic Minute: Humidity and Cold Drinks

In today’s Academic Minute, Dale Durran of the University of Washington explains why it’s more difficult to keep your drink cold on a humid day. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.Ad keywords: Faculty ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: University of Washington

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

Embryonic Development and Organ Placement

In today’s Academic Minute, Tufts University's Michael Levin explores the process that determines organ placement as an embryo develops. Levin is professor and director of the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. Find out more about ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - May 31 2013]

Entities: embryonic, Michael Levin, Developmental Biology

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

'Inside Higher Ed' Editors Discuss Issues on MOOCs

On Thursday, Inside Higher Ed' s editors, Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, discussed the latest developments and issues surrounding massive open online courses during a free webinar. To watch the webinar, which was held in conjunction with the recent ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - May 31 2013]

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 2 reports

Academic Minute: Cancer-Fighting Protein

In today’s Academic Minute, Judith Ochrietor of the University of North Florida explains how a dangerous protein can also be dangerous for cancer. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.Ad keywords: Faculty ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - May 30 2013]

Entities: Protein, University of North Florida, Cancer

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Harvard Dean's Departure Spurs Talk of E-Mail Dispute

The Harvard University dean who authorized searches of the e-mail accounts of some resident deans (who are something like junior faculty members) has announced she will return to the faculty. Numerous press accounts seemed to suggest a link between the ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - May 29 2013]

Entities: Harvard University, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Hammonds, Harvard College

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As one fellow graduate student recently observed, "You have to have a spouse nowadays; thats how more and more people seem to be doing it." As is well-known, the economic crash hastened the decline of tenure-track jobs and increased competition for them...

Regilding the Ivory Tower [Published Inside Higher Ed - 8 hours ago]

...with the usual rote speech from the presiding official, try having the main graduation speaker welcome the crowd, foreshadow the speech by saying "Welcome, graduates! I’m (name) and I’m looking forward to telling you in a bit about a lesson I learned as a student that helped me get to where I was picked to speak at your graduation. First, here’s your president who’s going to tell our audience about you as a class."

Comments [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 17 2013]

...The findings letter holds that the University of Montanas existing definition of sexual harassment is too narrow, and that "sexual harassment should be more broadly defined as 'any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.' " The letter also clarifies that sexual harassment includes "verbal conduct" (read: speech) and need not be "objectively offensive...

A Massive Burden [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 14 2013]

...Nearly 60 faculty members at Harvard itself recently and the "impact online courses will have on the higherhigher education system." But many of the concerns driving opposition to MOOCs and other new forms of higher education aren't compelling...

Ma, There's a MOOC Under My Bed [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 12 2013]

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Regilding the Ivory Tower [Published Inside Higher Ed - 8 hours ago]
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Campus Crime Report [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 15 2013]
A Massive Burden [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 14 2013]
Freedom of Speech Lives On [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 14 2013]
Cogito on Canvas [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 13 2013]
Ma, There's a MOOC Under My Bed [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 12 2013]
Where's the Real Learning? [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 12 2013]
Stop Scaring Students [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 11 2013]
Comments [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 07 2013]
Competence, Technology, and Their Discontents [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 07 2013]
Inquiries Into Doctorate That Doesn't Exist [Published Inside Higher Ed - Jun 05 2013]
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