http://dir.salon.com/topics/academia/?source=rss&aim=academia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT By Gary Kamiya Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/04/09/ward_churchill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/04/09/ward_churchill/index.html?source=rss The ethnic studies professor should not have been fired for speaking out about 9/11. The problem remains his slanted work on Native American history. By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/15/professor_cop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/15/professor_cop/index.html?source=rss Would a petite, left-leaning professorial type be taken seriously on the streets? By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss The author of a new book says no, and talks about how a site spawned by an Ayn Rand enthusiast became our most popular encyclopedia. By Judy Berman Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/celebrity_academia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/celebrity_academia/index.html?source=rss Academics meet to discuss the public's fascination with "train wreck" celebrities. By Laura Miller Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/15/susan_jacoby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/15/susan_jacoby/index.html?source=rss Our country is barely smarter than a fifth grader -- no wonder it's drowning in religious fundamentalism and political ideologues on both sides, argues Susan Jacoby. By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/04/trust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/04/trust/index.html?source=rss My husband is trying to show he can be trusted. But it's not working. Have I lost the capacity? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/16/drama_department/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/16/drama_department/index.html?source=rss Too much drama in the drama department -- should I have kept my mouth shut? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/16/doctors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/16/doctors/index.html?source=rss My wife and I could live anywhere and have great success as doctors, but my mother and sister are ill and need help at home. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/31/notorious_big/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/31/notorious_big/index.html?source=rss Crack Commandment No. 1: Keep that Harvard monograph to your self, homeboy. By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/28/two_body_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/28/two_body_problem/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend is going to Berkeley; should I take a dream job in Toronto? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but... By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/01/creative_writing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/01/creative_writing/index.html?source=rss I got into the hot creative writing MFA program I dreamed of, but now I feel I don't belong. By Rebecca Traister Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/tenure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/tenure/index.html?source=rss How does motherhood affect scholarship at an Ivy League college? By Laura Miller Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/10/01/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/10/01/smith/index.html?source=rss From the author of "White Teeth" and "The Autograph Man" comes an extraordinary academic comic novel in the tradition of "Howards End" that bursts with imagination. By Astra Taylor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/06/butler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/06/butler/index.html?source=rss Gender-theory superstar Judith Butler takes on 9/11 and its aftermath in a new book -- written in clear English! But the task of postmodern theory, she argues, is more crucial now than ever. By David Mazel Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/27/censorship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/27/censorship/index.html?source=rss Thrilled to hear David Horowitz's pronouncement that "campus censors are on the run," I try a little free speech of my own -- at Bob Jones U. and other conservative schools. By Larry S. Platt Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/10/05/sperber/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/10/05/sperber/index.html?source=rss What's wrong with a little drunken hedonism, when sports also helps break down barriers of race and class? By David Horowitz Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/2000/10/03/lee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/2000/10/03/lee/index.html?source=rss The outrage at the government's prosecution of a major security breach highlights liberals' contempt for U.S. interests. By Camille Paglia Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/06/09/education/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/06/09/education/index.html?source=rss Readers write about academia and its disintegration, lesbians without personalities, Peter Pan syndrome among gay men and simpering nymphets of the Flockhart-Paltrow school. By Heather World Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/11/irving/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/11/irving/index.html?source=rss Holocaust denier David Irving loses his London libel suit. Letters to the editor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/01/verdict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/01/verdict/index.html?source=rss Reactions to Diallo verdict Plus: Hard work pays off for post-docs; does AARP stand for Association for the Advancement of Rich People? Letters to the Editor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/18/horowitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/18/horowitz/index.html?source=rss Horowitz is wrong: Cornel West is no lightweight! Plus: Coastal elitists bash Kansas "rednecks"; women hurt women in campus tenure battles. By Maria Russo Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/27/sedgwick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/27/sedgwick/index.html?source=rss Battling cancer, a nice male psychoanalyst and her own sexual demons, the diva of queer theory learned a new way of living. Letters to the Editor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/14/ecstasy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/14/ecstasy/index.html?source=rss Overdosing on "ecstasy" scare stories; why are female sportswriters whining? By Jennifer Stone Gonzalez Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/03/29/career/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/03/29/career/index.html?source=rss Escaping the crumbling tower: A former academic offers lessons in joining the real world