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Empty Nurseries, Empty Futures?

The causes and consequences of declining birth rates.

Curiosity: From Forbidden Fruit to Catalyst of Progress

How and why curiosity shifted from vice to virtue—and what colleges can do to drive it.

Academic Rigor in Retreat

Is higher ed dumbing down expectations in a bid to increase completion rates and make college more affordable?

The Canon Debate

Tradition versus innovation in the arts and humanities.

Friendship in the 21st Century

From Aristotle’s concept of a friend as a second self to today’s social networks, what colleges can do to enhance students’ social and interpersonal development.

When Technology Fails

The need for an interdisciplinary approach to disaster and systems failure studies.

Beyond Superheroes: Recovering Cinematic Depth

Why college students should become familiar with the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Synergy and Strife

Turning creative friction into the spark of innovation.