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The Fall of Summers: Lawrence Summers Never Won Over Harvard’s Faculty, and That Cost Him His Job
Academe reverberated this week with the news that Lawrence H. Summers had resigned […]
Academe reverberated this week with the news that Lawrence H. Summers had resigned […]
Leading the world’s wealthiest and probably most famous university sounds like the plummiest job in academe–with a staff, a house, and a half-million dollar salary among the many perks. But running Harvard isn’t easy....
South Dakota’s public universities should be required to file annual reports showing how they are ensuring academic freedom and promoting differing points of view, a state Senate committee recommended Wednesday. The reports would assure...
The South Dakota House of Representatives voted last week to require the state’s public colleges to report annually on steps they have taken to ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas on...
After three years of evaluation, Harvard University’s core curriculum could undergo major restructuring if a faculty vote occurs this spring. But as Harvard and other peer institutions examine the importance of general education requirements,...
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