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Principles for Admissions in an Era of Financial Pressure
Alex Posecznick offers some guidelines.
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Whose Speech Is Free? And at What Social Cost?
Some “free speech” proponents only support perspectives that have advantaged them -- at the expense of social progress, argues Christina Berchini.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Among the Medievalists
Trying to turn the spectacularly popular show into a means of encouraging future medieval scholars is misguided, writes Richard Utz.
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Republicans Don’t Hate Higher Education
While the majority of Republicans may believe colleges have a negative impact on America, they probably don’t feel that way about their alma maters or intercollegiate sports teams, writes Christopher R. Marsicano.
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There’s an App for That
While no writing instrument can do the actual work for you, Scott McLemee describes the benefits (and disadvantages) of various note-taking apps.
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3 Easy-to-Use Digital Tools That Engage Learners
Ben Hommerding provides insights into free and low-cost technologies for creating recordings and videos and enhancing online discussions.
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Writing for Wider Audiences: Structural Challenges for Scholars
Institutional incentives (and barriers) are major reasons why more professors don’t try to bring their ideas to the public, Danielle Cooper and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg argue.
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We Don’t Need No Stinking Thought Leaders
Despite Daniel Drezner’s arguments to the contrary, now is not the “worst of times” for public intellectuals, Jonathan Marks argues.