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Weeks into her first faculty job, Danna L. Walker thanks (and apologies to) those she learned from (and underappreciated) as a student.

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The National Research Council's ratings claim to measure research quality, but they ignore some of the most important and cutting-edge fields, write Kermit L. Hall and Susan Herbst.

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Franco Moretti is a theorist with a reputation for counting literary works, rather than reading them. Scott McLemee asks if it all adds up.

By Scott McLemee

As the year starts, Amy L. Wink reflects on how we inspire ourselves to creativity.

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A recent article featured a series of questions and answers with John Willinsky, whose new book argues that whenever possible...

By Thomas Bacher

Terry Caesar considers what the rare canine appearance in academe says about how professionalism is defined.

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New technologies are not the death knell for liberal arts education, says Laura Blankenship. Used appropriately, they can actually invigorate it.

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Robert E. Weir considers the challenge of teaching point of view in contemporary America.

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