Academic Freedom
Professor's Rhetorical Question About Rape Draws Firestorm of Protest
A petition demands censure of a University of Rochester scholar who mused on a blog: Should rape be illegal if the victim is unconscious and no harm results?
P&T Confidential
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You Are Never a Sure Thing
Sometimes, departmental reviews of an assistant professor's work can be cryptic or misleadingly positive.
- Pleasing the Peers
- How to Read a Student Evaluation
Featured Articles
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Scholars in Bondage
Academics writing about kink lick the boots of their cultural-studies idols and shackle themselves in jargon.
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Rejection and Its Discontents
A look at the reasons your grant proposal was rejected and what you can do about it.
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The Long Odds of the Tenure-Track Job Search
The Chronicle looks at the applications submitted for two positions in the humanities, where the competition is stiff and candidates are often in the dark.
More on Academic Freedom
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Bias Charges Divide Jewish Groups
Increasing reports of anti-Semitic words and deeds raise issues of academic freedom, and the groups disagree over when and how to complain.
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As Beef Cattle Become Behemoths, Who Are Animal Scientists Serving?
The financial ties between pharmaceutical companies and agricultural schools have grown deep. And even at public colleges, they're often kept secret.
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Legal Dispute Pits Washington State U.'s Journalism School Against Free-Speech Groups
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A Professor From the Big City Scrutinizes His Iowa Home
- 5 Minutes With the Leader of a Catholic-College Group That Opposes a U.S. Ruling on Contraceptives
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Copyright Goes Philosophical
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Atheists and Christians at Salisbury U. Chalk Up Points in Debate Over Scripture
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Petition Calls on Baylor U.'s President to Stop 'Persecution' of Jewish-Studies Professor
