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Students Read Less. Should We Care?

Declining interest in literature may signal trouble for the humanities and social sciences. But maybe it doesn't, argues John V. Lombardi.
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Indestructible Student Relationships

Shari Wilson wonders why so many of the couples and friendships she sees involve one member being dragged down academically.
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A Better Way to Evaluate Colleges

Jake B. Schrum offers some methods -- other than U.S. News rankings -- of examining liberal arts institutions.
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Will to Power

Scholarship and newspapers don't often mix well. Scott McLemee wonders if the situation can be changed.
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The Quotidian Miasma of Discrimination

Phyllis Barone examines the case of the damsel in distress and the nature of sexism in academe.
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Reading Left to Right

"Political Theory Daily Review" may be the best-kept secret of the academic blogosphere. Scott McLemee talks with the figure behind the curtain.
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Graduate Students Are Students

John Beckman explains why NYU found that collective bargaining for TA's didn't work for the university.
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NEH Grant Proposal #1095702H

David Galef applies to study a master of Victorian minimalism, minimally.