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If:book, Then What?

Progress in digital publishing -- some of it impressive, some of it not -- does not mean traditional books are disappearing, writes Scott W. Palmer.
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Job Application, President of Harvard

Wick Sloane offers himself and his 3-point agenda. Hold on to your seats, Crimson faithful.
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Multiculturalism, Universalism, and the 21st Century Academy

Nancy Cantor considers which kinds of dialogue have the most potential for success -- and why such efforts are vital for higher education and society.
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Virtues and Vices of 'Value Added'

Many people think they know what we should produce with the process we call a college education. Unfortunately, they don’t...
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Divided Mind

A public intellectual at Harvard has published a long-awaited collection of essays. Scott McLemee wishes you luck in finding a copy.
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Remove the Worm From the Apple

Another summer of scandals suggests anew the problems with big-time college sports, writes Steve Bahls, a college president.
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Even Hummingbirds Sit

Summer goals -- met and missed -- leave Amy L. Wink thinking about taking time to find the right answers, in the classroom and in an academic career.
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Metaphors We Read By

To understand how students learn, professors need to pay attention to how they think about the process of reading, writes Laurence Musgrove.