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Accreditation: Why We Must Change

Some of the Spellings commission's views on accreditation are problematic, says Judith S. Eaton, but higher education can't ignore them.
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Accreditation: A Flawed Proposal

The U.S. commission's push for higher, national standards clashes with the public's desire for lower ones, Alan Contreras argues.
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Hog Wild!

The field of motorcycle studies has its own journal. Scott McLemee goes riding with the Footnote Gang.
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This Course May Make You Uncomfortable

David E. Harrington writes about the questions he's posed in class -- even though they upset some students.
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Churchill Fallout: It's About Academic Freedom

Last week the University of Colorado panel investigating Ward Churchill found that the controversial professor of Native American studies committed...
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Churchill Fallout: There Are More Like Him

Anne D. Neal defends her group's use of syllabus summaries to critique professors.
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Stop Chasing High-Tech Cheaters

In life, we all use Google and cellphones to get information, says Ira Socol. Why shouldn’t students do the same?
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Euston.... We Have a Problem

The anti-anti-war left has a new manifesto. Scott McLemee feels dialectical and somewhat dizzy.