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If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky

Perhaps it is only by recasting an agreement as an adventure that professors can respond to the urgency of our times, says Robert Zaretsky

A strategic rejection of digital instruction is akin to France¡¯s short-sighted attempt to prevent invasion in the 1930s, says Robert Zaretsky

Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during the coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what are they pining to return to? Seven academics let us know

Academics¡¯ deep identification with their work means that the failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are inevitable. Here, six academics recall their most traumatic rejection ¨C and how they got over it

Six scholars learn the career and life lessons of their greatest academic missteps

While the Sorbonne was at the epicentre of the 1968 protests, the shock waves were felt far beyond France, with students occupying Peking and UC Berkeley at the same time. A group of academics revisit the spirit of soixante-huit and consider its legacy

US scholars' tendency to award extra credit for attending non-core lectures hastens the academy's slide into transactionalism, says Robert Zaretsky 

From tackling pay to decrees on sleep and email curfews, five scholars explain what they would do to improve the academy in 24 hours

Robert Zaretsky on a study that shows how history defeats not just prediction, but also our predilection for theory