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Policies at Concordia University exemplify the new campus repression.
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And yes, the protests are sometimes antisemitic.
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Are the humanities truly thriving in community colleges?
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Former chair of English department at Pomona allowed personal conflicts to simmer and fester.
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Understanding the modern world through the prism of ancient Greece.
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The term caught on in the COVID era, but it makes good research impossible.
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Testing can do more than help elite colleges select a small handful of students.
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Eleven scholars on politics, partisanship, and the professoriate.
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These 90-something professors are still publishing. Is scholarship their fountain of youth?
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College leaders crack down on protests — and lie about it.
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Colleges are the wrong target. Students should direct their efforts elsewhere.
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Radical legal academics have turned on the Constitution. They may regret it.
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Delaying child-bearing is the norm. That’s not necessarily a good thing.