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To the Extreme
Cornel West was in The Matrix, but cultural politics isn't a video game. Scott McLemee responds to the continuing discussion.
Whom Can You Trust on Climate Change?
The furor over the stolen e-mail messages makes this a perfect time to focus on the value of peer review, writes Kevin B. Johnson.
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.