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Athletes, Drugs and Entitlement
As all three NCAA divisions prepare to lighten penalty for pot smoking, survey shows the most use in Division III, which tests athletes the least. Data also explore athletes' sense of academic entitlement.
Opinion
Don't Go to College Next Year
Gap years change students in ways that society needs -- and much more should be done to make them a possibility for all students, not just the privileged, Joe O'Shea writes.
Opinion
It Ain’t What I Say
When administrators about issues such as assessment and competency-based learning, writes Judith Shapiro, the language they use is crucial if they want to engage faculty members.
Academic Reform Hits Division II
Division II institutions are poised to raise academic standards for athletes, with a series of rules similar to those passed by Division I two years ago.
Opinion
Tech Alone Won't Cut It
Electronic advising systems have plenty of potential, writes Melinda Mechur Karp. But they will fall short without more attention to the messy, human side educational technology.
Opinion
Carpetbagging Coach's Last Lesson
The hasty departure of Penn State's football coach -- after begging his players to stay amid scandal -- is yet more evidence of college sports' hypocrisy, writes William F. Devine.
Kindness Is Possible
There are lots of stories about jerks in academe. A new blog isn't about them.
A Doomed Marriage?
Paper argues that without clear values and mission but with lots of money, Berkeley athletics has gotten out of control, at the expense of academics.