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Questions from a Provocateur
Wick Sloane, a former state university CFO, asks: Why are we abandoning public higher education and strangling access?
Bring Back the Handshake
If you are serious about the advancement of academic women, stop hugging them, writes Coral Hughes.
Open Letter to My College Professors
Weeks into her first faculty job, Danna L. Walker thanks (and apologies to) those she learned from (and underappreciated) as a student.
The Great Mismatch
The National Research Council's ratings claim to measure research quality, but they ignore some of the most important and cutting-edge fields, write Kermit L. Hall and Susan Herbst.
Literature to Infinity
Franco Moretti is a theorist with a reputation for counting literary works, rather than reading them. Scott McLemee asks if it all adds up.
Another View on 'The Access Principle'
A recent article featured a series of questions and answers with John Willinsky, whose new book argues that whenever possible...
Finding the Courage to Begin Again
As the year starts, Amy L. Wink reflects on how we inspire ourselves to creativity.
The Dog in the Classroom
Terry Caesar considers what the rare canine appearance in academe says about how professionalism is defined.