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Scholarly books can be a strain on the eyes and the pocketbook alike. Scott McLemee wonders if academic presses have found an answer in blogging....

Gerald Graff, who coined the phrase "teach the controversy," applies it to the issue of the moment.

Is Bush drinking? Scott McLemee ventures into the world of tabloid scholarship.

Terry Caesar explains why we need the leaders who run campuses -- and why they are mysteries to those they lead.

Domenico Grasso writes that they need a radical overhaul -- and a lot more liberal arts.

A new book recounts Harvard's purge of gay students in 1920.

Robert Weir offers a guide for first-year students on how their excuses will be understood by their professors.

Pennsylvania attorney general shutters "diploma mill" and launches litigation offensive against the owner.