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The R Word
A dean at William & Mary sends out an e-mail to faculty members asking them not to use the word "retard."
'This Is Not the Ivy League'
New memoir offers no-holds-barred look at life at a rural public college.
Opinion
Canons, Curricula, Numbers
When public university leaders kill programs in crucial disciplines on the basis of low enrollments, they distort the responsibilities of professors and administrators, writes Rebecca Gould.
'Last Day on Earth'
The life of the Northern Illinois grad who killed 5 there is recounted in new book -- with lessons for colleges on gun control, mental health and what they do right.
Big History on Campus
Dominican U. of California tries a four-course sequence to teach new students how we ended up where we are.
Opinion
A Little History of Philosophy
Will a new series from Yale University Press aimed at young readers (and the occasional grown-up) catch fire? Scott McLemee takes a look.
Not So Foreign Languages
Citing demographic and pedagogic trends, growing number of colleges rename departments "world" or "modern" languages.
'House Signs and Collegiate Fun'
Author of new book discusses an offbeat tradition at Miami University.