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The Review | Essay
In 2007, Jennifer Doyle broke an appointment with a performance artist named Adrian Howells. Howells’s artworks often consisted of intense one-on-one interactions, which he called “accelerated intimacy.” Doyle had booked a time slot for his artwork Held, in which individual audience members took…
A Step Aside
For those who’ve had enough of the top job, returning to the faculty can be energizing — and disorienting. “I’ve heard a lot of horror stories,” one former president said.
'More Inviting, More Inclusive'
The author of A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names advises instructors on how best to go about it.
Leadership
Leaders need more than financial savvy, a new study says. Emotional intelligence is key — plus the resilience to deal with adversity.
Advice
How to deal with basic workplace drama and prevent it from spiraling into something worse.
Exodus
Faculty and staff members at Pennsylvania State University at New Kensington kicked off the fall semester with a sense of dread.
The chopping block
The University of North Carolina system released a report on Wednesday detailing how its campuses complied with a directive to eliminate diversity efforts.
'The tenor of the times'
Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay?
Higher Ed's Uncanny Assistants
Technology could help get beyond transactional interactions with students. Or it could lead to something bleaker.
The Review | Essay
These 90-something professors are still publishing. Is scholarship their fountain of youth?