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How Not to Defend the Liberal Arts
Making a scapegoat of critical theory won't help anyone and distorts the real challenges facing academe, writes Paul Jay.
What to Do About Football?
The U. of North Carolina academic scandal is only the latest evidence of the need to distance big-time college football from the academic enterprise it corrupts, Robert Atwell argues.
How to Treat Adjuncts
Patrick Iber, working off the tenure track, considers the basics on how those who have tenure-track security should treat those who don't.
Affirmative Consent, the New Standard
California's new law -- likely to be followed by others -- poses challenges to campus administrators trying to judge whether sexual violence has occurred, writes Christine Helwick.
The Law and Gay Rights
Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.
Why We Need Bright Lines
An appeals court's regrettable decision on copyright fair use makes the rules less clear for professors and campuses and will ultimately harm students and publishers alike, writes Joseph Storch.
A New Kind of Rating System
College leaders are legitimately worried about a government rating system -- but one is coming regardless. Paul LeBlanc offers a plan that might help students and minimize the downsides.