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Competency vs. Mastery
As enthusiasm grows for academic programs based on something other than "seat time," there's a big difference between helping students achieve "master" subject matter and ensuring their true "competence" to apply learning in practice, John F. Ebersole argues.
We Need Trustee Self-Policing
When board members are hurting their institutions more than helping them, it's the role of other board members -- not politicians -- to intervene, writes Richard D. Legon.
'The Bigot'
Combating prejudice is like the labors of Sisyphus. Scott McLemee interviews an author who keeps on pushing.
Discrimination and Pluralism
The government should respect the right of religious institutions to discriminate against gay people, writes Julia K. Stronks. But religious institutions need to rethink their approaches to gay people as well.
Defending MLA Reform Plan
Time to degree for Ph.D.s in languages and literature needs to get much shorter, but the size of programs shouldn't shrink, writes Russell A. Berman.
Academic Fraud, Athletes and Faculty Responsibility
As the NCAA reopens its investigation of the U. of North Carolina, professors must take more seriously the threat that academic wrongdoing poses to their institutions, write Gerald Gurney and Mary Willingham.
The Liberal Arts Role in Teacher Education
By staying on the sidelines, colleges and professors of liberal arts and sciences have helped teacher education go off track. It's time for them to get more involved, writes Stephen Mucher.
Žižek, Plagiarism and the Lowering of Expectations
The renowned philosopher's unacknowledged borrowing is disappointing, Hollis Phelps writes -- but are our expectations about originality and citing others' work outdated?