A conversation with Matthew Gavin Frank about his new memoir, Pot Farm.
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February 22, 2012 - 3:00am
American politicians love American exceptionalism -- or at least to talk about it. Scott McLemee wonders if they know the concept's odd history.
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February 22, 2012 - 2:59am
Bipartisan federal legislation would give taxpayers and students data about college programs' labor market returns -- without imposing onerous regulations, writes Mark Schneider.
February 21, 2012 - 3:00am
Colleges need to let high school students know that they value genuine experiences more than the quantity of Advanced Placement courses they take, writes Stuart Schmill.
February 20, 2012 - 3:00am
Andrew Gillen proposes some refinements to William J. Bennett's 25-year-old hypothesis tying federal financial aid to tuition increases.
February 17, 2012 - 3:00am
The trendy prohibition at many colleges is not only dishonest and misguided, but might well be dangerous to students, too, one professor argues.
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Wick Sloane, who writes the Devil's Workshop column for Inside Higher Ed, has embedded himself at Bunker Hill Community College.
Essayist, critic, and digital feuilletonist. He writes the Intellectual Affairs column for Inside Higher Ed.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
February 21, 2012 - 10:05pm
As regular readers know, I enjoy my technology. Though largely useless with analog technology -- like hanging curtain rods -- I have great fun trying to get black boxes that beep to do stuff that they weren’t entirely meant to do, or to do it for a lot less money than its producers had hoped. Technology allows me to be both forward-thinking and cheap, which is a lovely combination.
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February 14, 2012
William Major wants his students to know what Frederick Douglass taught himself about the power of literacy and the importance of choices.
February 13, 2012
Apple's new tools make it possible for anyone to design textbooks and courses -- but is that necessarily good for students and professors? Alan Reid asks.
February 10, 2012
The federal government could create small savings accounts for every newborn child, and change the equation on paying for college, write Reid Cramer and William Elliott III.
February 09, 2012
W. Joseph King and Michael Nanfito look to 18th-century Japan for a possible model for the future, non-institutional role of the professor.
February 08, 2012
A new book series offers polemics against prominent figures -- including an influential academic turned politician. Scott McLemee casts his vote.
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