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Refusing to Be Silent

Women from Pakistan, Canada and the United States consider the implications of the brutal attack on a graduate student from Bangladesh -- and the reactions to it.

The Wrong Message

The authors of Academically Adrift may be letting black students off the hook, to the students' own detriment, writes Roy L. Beasley.

Challenging the Obstructionists

Every campus has them: senior professors who resist change at all costs. A longtime dean urges his academic colleagues to take them on.

Engaging With Agents

The only way to protect foreign students is to recognize the realities involved in recruiting them, writes Mitch Leventhal.

Egghead Headshots

A prominent photographer offers a portrait gallery of contemporary philosophers. Scott McLemee takes a look.

Robbing Peter

John Marsh wonders how higher education can rejoice when its budget woes are minimized by deep cuts to social services.

Under Assault

Randolph Lewis describes how the political attacks on Texas universities appear to one who teaches there.

Accreditation vs. Eligibility

It's time to rethink the role that accrediting agencies play in determining colleges' eligibility for financial aid -- and better equip the Education Department to fulfill that role, R. Michael Tanner and Peter McPherson argue.