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Missing Rhetoric
When the Obama administration talks about higher education, key issues are consistently left out, writes John Churchill.
Sustaining Open Access
A new open-access publishing model in the humanities and social sciences is praised for its audacity, but is it sustainable?
Opinion
Hard Work, High Demand
Sally Johnstone and Thad Nodine describe what Western Governors University has learned as it works on new competency-based programs with 11 community colleges.
A Writing Program Goes on the Road
An upstart Vermont fine arts college saves a beloved writing program from death at the University of Southern California.
Professor With a Past
Should a history that includes membership in the Symbionese Liberation Army and jail time disqualify one from keeping an adjunct job? Even if the instructor was open about it and received rave teaching reviews?
'Should I Go to Grad School?'
New book on making the choice offers an enriching discussion with no clear answers.
The Pulse: Ray Henderson of In the Telling
The technology entrepreneur Ray Henderson discusses his latest venture, In the Telling, in this month's edition of The Pulse podcast.
Opinion
Let X = X
There's a new academic journal about "adult entertainment" -- because of course there is. Scott McLemee is caught looking.