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Selected New Books on Higher Education
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Publishers and Georgia State See Broad Implications in Copyright Ruling
The university called the decision significant "for all educational fair use." A plaintiff said the ruling, though flawed, was a step toward setting practical guidelines.
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Long-Awaited Ruling in Copyright Case Mostly Favors Georgia State U.
The judge found violations in only five of 99 instances in which publishers said the university went beyond fair use in posting copyrighted materials online.
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Artists Debate Whether the Discipline Needs a Doctorate
Some say it is inevitable that a new terminal degree will replace the master of fine arts. But will it be good for the field, and for the students who enroll?
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Cultural-Studies Journal Gets Revamped for a 'Different Intellectual Moment'
The new editors at "Public Culture" hope to reach beyond an academic audience.
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Top Business Schools Look to Social Scientists to Enhance Research
The tight academic job market has given some the incentive to explore faculty positions outside their disciplines.
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Clemson Seeks to Diminish the Sophomore Slump
The university is considering a required seminar in which second-year students would focus on critical-thinking skills.
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North Carolina's Ban on Same-Sex Unions Raises Questions for Campuses
Supporters and opponents of the measure disagree about how it will affect benefits for state employees, including those at public colleges.
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Law Professor Gives Law Schools a Failing Grade
Professors are underworked and overpaid, and the schools are an increasingly poor career choice for students, writes Brian Tamanaha in a forthcoming book.
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Social Scientists Seek Ways Past Clash Over Climate Change
Eighty-three percent of Americans believe the world's temperature is rising. Now researchers are studying why no one wants to talk about it.
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State Climatologists Caught in Global-Warming Crossfire
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Climate Scientists Meet the Public—With a Range of Approaches
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Politics Aside, Climate Researchers Grapple With Real Uncertainties
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After Fanfare, Colleges Try to Meet 'Climate Neutral' Pledge
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Faculty Salary Data
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Interactive Database: Faculty Salary Explorer
What do professors near you make? Use a Chronicle tool to track salaries in 2009-10, from a survey conducted by the American Association of University Professors.
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Faculty Experience Doesn't Always Pay
Tight finances have led to another year in which average pay barely increased, eroding professors' buying power and exacerbating inequities facing seasoned faculty members.
