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Tenure or Bust
Faculty members in the University of Wisconsin System objected in droves this fall to a survey of their views on tenure, which some said was poorly designed and funded by a think tank that’s taken conservative stances on various state issues. But if the survey was ever any attempt at gathering data to convince Wisconsinites to further weaken tenure in the state -- as some critics have alleged, and which the think tank denies -- it backfired.
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Kaiser Permanente Plans to Open a Medical School
Kaiser Permanente, the health system based in California that combines a nonprofit insurance plan with its own hospitals and clinics, announced Thursday that it would open its own medical school in the state in 2019. The system’s leaders said their central goal was to teach Kaiser’s model of integrated care to a new generation of doctors who will be under pressure to improve health outcomes and control costs by working in teams and using technology.
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Senate Deal Would Revive Perkins
U.S. Senate lawmakers on Tuesday reached a bipartisan agreement to revive the expired federal Perkins Loan Program for two years, though the deal would tighten some of the eligibility criteria. The loan program expired at the end of September after Senate lawmakers did not act on a House measure that would have extended the program for a year. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the Republican who chairs the Senate education committee, had blocked action on the Perkins extension.
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Kiva Sets New Rules for U.S. Borrowers to Get Crowdfunded Loans
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School comments on entrepreneurs who have a sense of obligation to the people who support them financially through crowdfunding.
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‘Top Tier Forming’ as Republicans Debate Ahead of Iowa Caucus
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her opinion on the performance of candidates who participated in the Republican presidential debate.
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How Should Schools Respond to Anti-Muslim Actions Against Students?
Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education co-authors an article about how schools should respond to anti-Muslim actions against students.
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Unprepared Professors ‘Should Be Shot’?
Bruce Harreld is no stranger to controversy. The University of Iowa’s new president has faced criticism for an inaccurate résumé and a limited background in the academy, and is now under fire for joking that professors without lesson plans should be shot. Harreld’s comment was made at a Staff Council meeting earlier this month, although the president says he’s made the remark, which he characterized as “off-the-cuff,” before. Harreld, in an email exchange with a university employee, apologized for the remark. The day after the Dec.
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Audio: From Tipsy to Regret: Your Tales From the Office Holiday Party
Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School comments on how alcohol influences negotiations and professional dealings.
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Audio: How to Give
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice talks about the most effective ways of giving.
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Wheaton College Professor Is Put on Leave After Remarks Supporting Muslims
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has disciplined a professor who put on a head scarf in solidarity with Muslims and said they worship the “same God” as Christians. The private liberal arts college in Wheaton, Ill., said in a statement on Tuesday that Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor of political science, had been placed on administrative leave over “significant questions regarding the theological implications” of recent remarks she made about the relationship between Christianity and Islam.