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The Power of Postpositive Thinking

What is the Future of Minority Studies? Scott McLemee reports, you decide. (And check out audio of his interviews with Satya Mohanty and Paula Moya.)
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The Blog That Ate a Presidency

Daniel W. Barwick tells how a discussion board helped bring down a college chief -- and contemplates the implications for other campuses.
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The Constant Temporary Employee

Being a temp reminds Shari Wilson of any number of aspects of life as an adjunct.
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RateMyProfessors -- or His Shoes Are Dirty

Terry Caesar wonders how the popular Web site has changed higher education and the way faculty members think about the suggestions they receive.
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A Katrina-Like Outpouring for the Mideast?

American higher education rallied to help colleges devastated by a natural disaster. Shouldn't it do likewise for a man-made one? Wick Sloane asks.
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Caring or Uncaring Assessment

Government demands to know more about what’s going on in higher education are reasonable, but more data alone won’t improve colleges, write Larry Braskamp and Steven Schomberg.
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Why I Am Not Radical Enough

When his course hit queer theory, Joshua Gunn relied on old-fashioned humanism to help his students understand -- and he considers the many implications of that strategy.
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Last Bastion of Liberal Education?

Doom and gloom laments appeal for reasons obvious and insidious, but they don't tell the real story, W. Robert Connor argues.