Friday Friday!

* Killing tenure is academia’s point of no return. Wisconsin’s Fight Over Faculty Rights: What’s at Stake, and What’s Next. What’s Gone Wrong in Wisconsin? Prof says Regents failure to protect tenure is the beginning of the end of UW. Why Wisconsin Matters to You.

Changing condition of employment for faculty would definitely seem 2 violate HLC Accreditation Criteria #2. https://t.co/zDL6AK9GCK

— Sara Goldrick-Rab (@saragoldrickrab) June 5, 2015

* One College’s Method to Prove Its Value: Scanning Students’ Brains. Sure, that’ll solve it!

* A University Banks on Ph.D. Stipends to Better Compete With Its Peers. Seems wise!

* Secret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered By 23-Year-Old Journalist.

* After Water.

* What Happens When The First Texas Town To Run Out Of Water Gets Record Rainfall.

* Before Lego Ripped Off Minecraft, Minecraft Ripped Off Lego.

* How did “rabbit hole,” which started its figurative life as a conduit to a fantastical land, evolve into a metaphor for extreme distraction?

* When Rebecca Schuman interviewed Arne Duncan about for-profit colleges.

* Fermat’s Last Theorem watch: How Math’s Most Famous Proof Nearly Broke.

* Solidarity or ally-ship?

* The chess sublime.

* And our debate yesterday was a blast. Thanks to FutureTense for the invitation! Next resolution: does it still count as winning if you sway more voters to your side, but still don’t clear 50%. I’ll take the aff…