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Professors Are the Canary in the Coal Mine

  • Ian MacAllen
  • November 17, 2014
Though plenty of adjunct professors still teach students, the full-time, tenured, middle-class professor position is nearing extinction. Adjunct professors are paid at wages below the poverty line while the costs of the…
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Required Ideology in College Admissions

  • Casey Dayan
  • October 31, 2014
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has added a new test to their admissions process. Prospective students are more likely to be admitted to the school if they prove that they…
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Art Doesn’t Pay

  • Ian MacAllen
  • October 22, 2014
The arts don’t pay very well, and working as a professional in a creative field like writing, music, or film has grown more precarious. High student debt doesn’t help, but…
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Adjunct Faculty Plan Walk Out

  • Ian MacAllen
  • October 13, 2014
Adjunct college faculty are at last taking a stand against abominable work conditions and low pay by planning a national walk out on February 25, 2015. Unlike their tenured counterparts,…
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Telling Digital Stories in the Classroom

  • Lyz Lenz
  • August 14, 2014
A communications law professor offers this tale of integrating digital storytelling in the classroom: After all, we tell our students in courses focusing on skills that online tools are excellent…
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What’s the Point of a Ph.D.?

  • The Rumpus
  • March 7, 2014
For those of us who have our hearts set on becoming professors, a Ph.D. is a necessary step toward landing a coveted tenure-track position. But if we aren’t planning to spend…
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Gender and Valuing Higher Education

  • Sam Riley
  • August 17, 2011
The Pew Research Center performed a study on the value of higher education, as perceived the general public. The result divided along gender lines. Out of the 2100 Americans surveyed,…
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