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Let's Unbundle
There are risks in rethinking the faculty role in higher education, but professors should try to find the best ways to do so, writes Josh Wymore.
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Let’s Scramble, Not Flip, the Classroom
We need a new instructional model to replace the lecture-only format, but let’s not simply replace one rigid approach with another, Pamela Barnett argues. Rhetoric matters.
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We Need Ed Schools
The right incentives can attract top students to university-based programs to train teachers for high-need schools, writes Arthur Levine.
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Bending the Shtick
The figure known as "the Elvis of cultural theory" has just published a book of jokes. Scott McLemee is holding his sides.
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Behind the Headlines
Rosemary G. Feal offers her perspective on what happened at an MLA meeting that received exceptional public scrutiny.
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What MLA Should Do Now
The association can take a stand for academic freedom without singling out countries or ignoring the flaws of nations such as the U.S., writes Cary Nelson.
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Extending the Transcript
Matthew Pittinsky says it's time for a different kind of record of what goes on in college.
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Teaching Digital Identity
Becca Ramspott writes that the recent furor at the University of Illinois shows why colleges need to educate their students about social media issues.