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Approaching ‘Entropy’

Scott McLemee reviews Eric Johnson's Anxiety and the Equation: Understanding Boltzmann's Entropy.

The Crisis-Industrial Complex

People seem to wear the number of crises they've dealt with on their campus as a badge of honor, but it's not something we should crow about, argues Marcelle Hayashida.
Opinion

Professors, Ask Hard Questions of Your Online Providers

Private companies can help colleges achieve their goals, but the faculty should never lose control of their courses and programs, Melora Sundt writes.
Opinion

Speak Softly… or at Least Speak English

Policing international students’ speech and threatening them with discrimination for speaking their own language is abhorrent, writes Susan D. Blum.

The Effortless Perfection Myth

Caralena Peterson initially wrote it off as a superficial cliché, but now as a recent college graduate, she believes it should be considered a major mental health concern.

Ethical College Admissions: Tuition Resets

The evidence is mixed on their impact, writes Jim Jump.
Opinion

A Few Lessons About Public-Private Partnerships

As many institutions look to public-private partnerships as a financing solution for their biggest and most important projects, Charles G. Renner describes some of the ins and outs.

The State of the State of the Union

Scott McLemee traces the evolution of the State of the Union address from George Washington's day until our current moment.