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Academics enjoy inspirational moments, big and small, miles into their daily runs.
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Can the Humanities Survive the 21st Century?
And if so, will it be at universities?
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The Two Tony Judts
His views on the Middle East eclipsed the rest of his long, varied, and nuanced career.
College Life, One Student at a Time
Say Something, The Chronicle's newest podcast, collects stories from college students about what they’re up to and why.
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"It's always most rewarding when you have everyone's full attention."
Allegra De Vita, a senior in neuroscience at Sacred Heart University, uses her talents as an opera singer to entertain guests at a big university fund-raising dinner.
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- Five Techniques for Surviving the Job Market
Bearing in mind the incredible stress and anxiety that can dismantle even the coolest of job-seeking cucumbers, here are some tips.
- The Disrespecters
You know the ones: students who ask questions that are supposed to put you in your place. How do you deal?
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Professors at U. of North Texas Are Required to Put in Daily Hours on Campus
Faculty members must spend four hours a day on campus, four days each week. They aren't exactly pleased, but fieldwork with students counts, too.
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Public Higher Education Is 'Eroding From All Sides,' Warn Political Scientists
The institutions are facing declining finances and popular support, said scholars at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.
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The one idea books written from within the financial crisis refuse to contemplate: the prospect of an unhappy ending for capitalism. More
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