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Lost Trust
The budget crisis at the University of California illustrates why faculty members can't rely on administrators to guard the real interests of higher education, writes Bob Samuels.
Engineering Flexibility
If becoming a major means writing off most electives, activities and study abroad, students will find other majors, writes Pamela A. Eibeck.
Define 'Frill' and Use it in a Sentence
Your “frill” is not my “frill. “ My frill, in fact, is an essential component of the work I do...
Decline of the West
Cornel West's latest book is a memoir. Scott McLemee thinks it marks the end of the line.
Overlapping Crises
Jamshed Bharucha considers the differing challenges facing higher education in India and the United States.
'The Cusp of Every Bibliomaniac's Dream'
It is possible that I have too many books. There, I said it. (That felt weird.) Heading off to visit...
Assessing NSSE
The survey of student engagement has been widely embraced as an accountability tool. But it's flawed as a measure of campus learning, Mark Schneider writes, and even weaker when used for comparing colleges.