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Old-School Publishing
Greedy publishers, overworked scholars, unnecessary books and too much hype...Scott McLemee reports on academic publishing, circa 1600.
Reforms With Promise
Early results suggest community colleges could see significant gains in efforts to move students through remedial mathematics, but they will need to adopt nontraditional approaches, write Anthony Bryk and Thomas Toch.
Politics First on Student Loans
Keeping the interest rate low may be good election-year politics, but it's dubious policy that will further balloon student debt and could lead to even higher tuitions, writes Arthur M. Hauptman.
It’s a Pleasure
As the academic year winds down, it's a great time to remind students of the joys of (unassigned) reading, writes Melissa Ballard.
It’s Virtually Commencement
Don't follow the crowd. Maria Shine Stewart advocates a make-your-own graduation ceremony.
For-Profits' War on Philanthropy
Commercially owned colleges and universities transform what should be a public service into another way to gain wealth, Johann Neem argues.
For Books, Against Boilerplate
Officials at the second largest research library in the United States have their talking points about its redesign. Scott McLemee wants them to change the script.
Shaking Up the Lecture
Steven J. Corbett tries to find out if much-derided form of instruction can be improved by turning it over to students.