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Open Questions on Open Courseware

While experts focus on paying for the projects, Eric Jansson wonders if they need to be rethought to reflect trends in teaching and technology.
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This I (Somewhat) Believe

Her college's choice for its common reading for freshmen prompts Carolyn Foster Segal to ask: What is the point?
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End Large Conferences

Mega conclaves of humanities scholars have outlived their purpose, writes Rob Weir.
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Conference Session Question

Daniel J. Ennis shares the query that is always asked.
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Academics Defending Teachers

With K-12 instructors under attack from all sides, college professors must speak up on behalf of their peers and former students, for lofty and selfish reasons, Richard Greenwald writes.
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The Humanities Are More Important

These fields need more attention, financial support and students, and scholars shouldn't be afraid to say so, writes Matthew Pratt Guterl.
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Fueling Creativity

A new approach to literary criticism looks at the history of energy sources. Scott McLemee checks its mileage.
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Refusing to Be Silent

Women from Pakistan, Canada and the United States consider the implications of the brutal attack on a graduate student from Bangladesh -- and the reactions to it.