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The Problem 'Too Big to Be Seen'
Wick Sloane discusses some of the heartrending stories he encounters embedded in the community college landscape.
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Turning Student Discontent Into Deliberation
David D. Cooper finds his class applying newly learned theories of democracy and rhetoric to decisions made by instructors.
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The 2.0 Decade?
Readers come up with names for the era now winding down. And Scott McLemee looks back on it all....
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Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia
Academics can strengthen the online encyclopedia and benefit from doing so, writes Mark A. Wilson.
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A Challenge to Billion Dollar Endowments
Bruce Simon writes about how the debate looks when your institution's entire budget would be a rounding error for Harvard, and offers suggestions for the wealthiest universities.
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Beyond Pledges and Light Bulbs
Universities that want to really have an impact on global climate change should focus on their research and spurring the creation of green businesses, writes Larry Edward Penley.
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Attending a Conference, Looking for an Exit
Terry Caesar recalls presentations in search of an audience, and other awkward moments.