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Cal State to End Placement Exams
Move is part of a goal to significantly raise graduation rates.
The Dehumanities
Many humanists have difficulty presenting their case because they are used to speaking one way among themselves and another way to outsiders, argue Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro.
‘For the Common Good’
Author explains his history of American higher education, told through specific periods in the development of various sectors.
Opinion
Conversations in the Global Classroom
Which histories matter? Which literatures? Who gets to decide? These questions are particularly complex with an international student body, writes Deborah L. Williams
Grades, Talent and Art College Admissions
Some arts programs are pushing for applicants who meet higher academic standards.
Second Chance for Fallen Philosopher
Anna Stubblefield was a respected philosopher at Rutgers before she was accused and convicted of raping an intellectually and physically disabled man she’d promised to help communicate. Now she’s getting a retrial.
Orwell Isn’t Quite the Way You Think He Is
Who knew that Donald Trump would be good for the book trade, asks Jeffrey J. Williams, and especially one novel published almost 70 years ago?
Newly Tenured … at Brandeis, Clarkson, Furman, Indiana
Brandeis University Jerónimo Arellano, Romance studies Aparna Baskaran, physics Olivier Bernardi, mathematics Joel Christensen, classical studies Xing Hang, history Sebastian...