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In Defense of the AAUP’s Statement on Boycotts

Inside Higher Ed

The American Association of University Professors has received blistering criticism for a new Statement on Academic Boycotts that superseded a 2006 report denouncing all academic boycotts. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.

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The NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn

Inside Higher Ed

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn Johanna Alonso Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM An Inside Higher Ed annual tradition since 2006: the Academic Performance Tournament. And the winner is … Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn

Inside Higher Ed

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn Doug Lederman Mon, 03/18/2024 - 03:00 AM An Inside Higher Ed annual tradition since 2006: the Academic Performance Tournament. This year's winner is . Byline(s) Doug Lederman

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Amy Gutmann’s $23 Million and the Triumph of Cynicism

Inside Higher Ed

In 2006, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann was photographed at a Halloween party standing next to a student dressed as a suicide bomber. The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage?

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AAUP Statement Ends Opposition to Academic Boycotts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statement reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts , maintaining that such boycotts are not in themselves violations of academic freedom but can be legitimate tactical responses to conditions that are fundamentally incompatible with the mission of higher education.

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Bringing Authentic Humor into the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Though students should never be the butt of a joke, barbed or personalized humor does occur in college courses (Wanzer, Frymier, Wojtaszczyk, & Smith, 2006). 2006) categorize three types of inappropriate humor: offensive humor, humor that disparages a student, and humor that disparages the “other.” Wanzer et al. link] Wanzer, M.

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Bringing Authentic Humor into the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Though students should never be the butt of a joke, barbed or personalized humor does occur in college courses (Wanzer, Frymier, Wojtaszczyk, & Smith, 2006). 2006) categorize three types of inappropriate humor: offensive humor, humor that disparages a student, and humor that disparages the “other.” Wanzer et al. link] Wanzer, M.

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