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Encountering Simone Weil
A documentary about the philosopher, mystic, and rebel is coming out on DVD. Scott McLemee hears from the director.
To Alienate or to Advance?
Colleges' advancement strategies can either connect with an increasingly diverse donor base, or can turn them off, writes Noah D. Drezner.
Another View on Communication Scholarship
Nancy Kidd and Trevor Parry-Giles respond to a recent critique of the discipline.
Dear Mr. President ...
Richard Ekman takes issue with recent administration rhetoric about college costs and prices.
Dead or Dormant?
California's controversial online education bill may be on hold, but just because it hasn't passed doesn't mean it hasn't had a significant impact, write Phil Hill and Dean Florez.
Democratic Limits of "Customized"
It its industrial approach to efficiency, competency-based education shortchanges less-affluent student and contributes to stratification, Amy Slaton writes.
Overload and Collapse
A new book charts the rise of an artform so loud and harsh that "music" may not be the word for it. Scott McLemee brings the noise.
My Problem With MOOCs
In teaching, it's ultimately about the ability of a professor to make a personal, intellectual connection and force a student to think some more, writes Brent Chesley.