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Seven years ago, Iraq's libraries went up in smoke. Scott McLemee looks at a history of book destruction.
Teaching Tips
David Galef reveals a U of All People colleague's secrets for saving professors time and easing their workload in the classroom.
Prof to Student and Back
Steve Cohen, a long-time adjunct, finds himself enrolled in law school -- and thinking about some common teaching questions and strategies
Test Your Fund Raising Ethics
Forget the formal guidelines and codes: Mark Drozdowski offers a real-time method for judging the quality of your (and your employees') moral compass.
Unnatural Acts
Burck Smith -- though a fan of nontraditional ways to deliver instruction -- worries about deals signed by some colleges that will add to what students must pay.
On the Road
A university exhibit and a new book look at David Foster Wallace's life and work. Scott McLemee visits the relics...
Adjunct Barbie
Maria Shine Stewart reflects on her childhood dream of teaching. Today, she is a long-term instructor, fully committed ... to three colleges at once.
The Crisis of Philosophy
A central discipline finds itself alienated not only from much of society but from the humanities, in large part because of misconceptions about the field, writes Jason Stanley.