SCHOLAR, TEACHER, PATRIOT
The political scientist Samuel P. Huntington (above), who died last month, took on the discipline's most important policy questions. His controversial work overturned more than a few prevailing theories, writes Aaron L. Friedberg, who adds that Huntington had an irritating habit of being proved right. (Photograph from Harvard U.)
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The Psychology of Prestige Will the weak academic job market also weaken the "myth of meritocracy" that dominates faculty hiring?
Thinking Twice About Jobs at Research Universities Graduate students are turning away from top academic jobs for more family-friendly work environments, a University of California survey found.
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