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Connection in China - I
Michael Roth lectures on Jefferson, Emerson and Dewey at Peking University -- and finds an audience intrigued by the ideas of liberal education.
Academic Jerks
A professor's reflection on personalities prevalent in academe strikes a chord with scholars.
Connection in China -- II
Rick Ostrander travels to Hangzhou and considers how he can attract students to a Christian liberal arts institution in Michigan that doesn't judge its value by U.S. News rankings.
Opinion
Little Help for Low-Income Students
By providing data on colleges' "average net price," the Obama administration's College Scorecard has replaced one not-very-useful indicator (sticker price) with another, writes Abigail Seldin.
The Particle Accelerator of Learning
Peter Stokes takes a peek inside the latest laboratory spawned by MIT and Harvard -- edX, the nonprofit MOOC provider.
Opinion
Affordability and Value
The current political discussion of college costs is based on flawed assumptions about the market for high quality education, writes Alison Byerly.
Opinion
A New Measure of Value
Ellen McCulloch-Lovell proposes a method to track the way colleges contribute to society in ways that go far beyond the salaries of graduates.
Revolution on Stage
A long-lost play about the Haitian slave revolt is out in a scholarly edition. Scott McLemee wants tickets.