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What is the role of academe as the U.S. government tackles foreign dangers without sufficient attention to the values of democracy? And how does this relate to the way colleges pay professors? A view from 1948.

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In my work as Oregon’s college evaluator, I am often asked why state approval is not "as good as accreditation"...

By Alan L. Contreras

Bruce G. Murphy says students and professors need to reclaim time -- and that to do that, we need to rethink the purpose of a college education.

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Inside Higher Ed recently reported on four University of Pittsburgh professors critiquing the latest survey suggesting ideological one-sidedness in the...

By Ernest O. Melby

Terry Caesar reviews the real hierarchy on campuses -- at least for those who drive to work.

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Cary Nelson offers a list of the real fears that administrators have about the unionization of graduate students.

By Cary Nelson

Declining interest in literature may signal trouble for the humanities and social sciences. But maybe it doesn't, argues John V. Lombardi.

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Shari Wilson wonders why so many of the couples and friendships she sees involve one member being dragged down academically.

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