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The Year Ahead in Higher Ed Technology

Budget woes, ‘killer ap’ fatigue, and security-related disruptions top Lev Gonick’s list of the 10 IT issues facing colleges in 2009.
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The Adjuncts' Mandate

The recent reports on academic labor by the American Federation of Teachers and Modern Language Association are great news. The...
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Seeking Money for Universities, Not Students

Wrapped in high-minded rhetoric, public colleges' plea for federal stimulus funds is purely pork barrel politics, argues Jane S. Shaw.
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Risks of Admissions Marketing on Facebook

Admissions officers should be careful about assuming they have any control, write Doug Usher and Barry Reicherter.
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Going on a Diet

Among Richard Vedder's 10 ways the economic downturn might change campus behavior: bigger teaching loads, more unionization, a truce in the athletics arms race -- and a slowing in college presidents' pay?
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The Committee Is Now in Session

Carolyn Foster Segal considers -- with some fear -- the number of meetings professors must attend.
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Stop Using Rhetoric to Teach Writing

It's time to question an increasingly popular way to organize a key part of undergraduate education, writes Joseph Kugelmass.
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A Call for a Higher Education Summit

Arthur Levine writes that colleges could easily miss an opportunity offered by the presidential transition, but that the right kind of conclave could make this a constructive moment for tackling key issues.