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Community College Classrooms as 'Democratic Vistas'
At MLA meeting, instructors share philosophy behind their work -- and the practical challenges for new Ph.D.s who might not have a clue about teaching at an open admissions institution.
Opinion
Procrastination-Proofing Students
The more we understand procrastination and think it through with our students, write Steven J. Corbett and Michelle LaFrance, the more we can help them build lifelong habits that allow them to be successful.
'Physics Envy'
Author discusses new book about poetry and science during the Cold War.
Military History: By Whom, for Whom?
Historians' panel centers on what it takes to write good military history. Hint -- it's not brass.
'Manifesto for the Humanities'
Author of new book explains a path forward -- in large part through changes in doctoral education -- for disciplines whose scholars feel under siege.
'Inside Graduate Admissions'
What goes on behind closed doors when professors decide who should get chance to earn a Ph.D.? Author of new book was allowed to watch. She saw elitism, a heavy focus on the GRE and some troubling conversations.
Is Tenure Essential?
Panel of private college presidents, preparing list of key qualities for their institutions, see tenure as "negotiable."
Opinion
His Brother's Keeper
In a new memoir, the brother of the Unabomber tries to make sense of his own past in the context of acts of violence utterly disconnected from his own memories, writes Scott McLemee.