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Title IXing Science, UT-Austin Style
It is very likely that under a new gender equity program, the University of Texas at Austin, home to a professor who favors Title IX requirements for professors, will concentrate on providing gender parity within its science departments.
Ode To a Lost Decade
“The 1990’s witnessed a major transformation in the discourse of theory, with the rise of new figures, a shift in the works of others, and a new sexuality,” said University of Florida Professor Phillip Wegner.
Ecofeminist Perspectives
At the 2007 Modern Language Association Convention, Panelist Elizabeth McNeil of Arizona State University defined the goals of ecofeminism.
Groundhog Day Curriculum
Somewhat like the character Bill Murray plays in the film Groundhog Day, college administrators rarely achieve real reform in resolving the crises in higher education because they keep on doing the same thing over and over again.
Global Linguistic Citizenship for All
Under the language department reforms proposed by the MLA, students would be trained as global citizens freed from the “Manichean” tendencies of American culture.
Adult Academic Book Store
Our academic elites love to point out to the rest of us how unenlightened we are. Perhaps they can explain the scholarly value of some of the books rolling off of their own university presses.
Activist Academics at MLA
If the largest conclave of college English professors in the country sometimes sounded like a Democratic Party strategy session at the Modern Language Association meeting late last year, it might be because the two groups’ membership rolls have an overlap.
AU Anthropologically
American University may find a link between anthropology and various state gay marriage bans that you probably never knew existed.
Bucknell Babylon
Waste and funding abuse at Bucknell University might go unreported if not for the staff of The Counterweight.
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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