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The Sporting Life
A new book denounces competitive athletics as "a global plague." Scott McLemee pulls no punches.
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When University Presses Fail
Closures speak volumes about a university's priorities and about academe's priorities, writes Jeffrey R. Di Leo.
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Knee-Jerk Reforms on Remediation
The conclusion that remedial education has failed is based on flawed interpretations of data and unsupported assertions, write Hunter R. Boylan and Alexandros Goudas.
Easing the Path to Retirement
Colleges honored for creative approaches to encouraging professors to consider going emeritus.
Too Catholic to Unionize?
Last month, Duquesne signed an agreement with the NLRB for an election to decide if adjuncts could unionize. Now, citing religious concerns, the university wants out
The Gamble
In an attempt to be more timely and relevant, Princeton plans to publish early chapters of forthcoming book on 2012 election in electronic form, free.
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Isaac Newton and College Completion
Newton's First Law of Motion – that momentum matters -- has lessons for those who seek to improve student college completion, writes Vincent Tinto.
The Next Big Thing, Almost
Competency-based education is all the rage, except that no college has yet to go all-in. Panel discusses why, with Education Department official promising that feds won't stand in the way.