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After-Hours Intellectualism

It’s when college students are outside the ritualized structure of the typical classroom that many show their true selves, and that we can learn most from them, Mike Kelly writes.
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Magnificent Obsessions

Terry Castle's memoir blends critical intelligence and awkward recollections. Scott McLemee reads it in earnest.
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What Do Students Remember?

David Head asked the question in his classes -- and considers what he learned.
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Save Academic Freedom

If the AAUP wants to protect faculty rights, it's time for it to take stands against misconduct in the profession, write Erin O’Connor and Maurice Black.
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Pleas

At U of All People, beset by budget woes, department heads make their case to the powers-that-be. David Galef reads their e-mail.
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Professors in the Crosshairs

Mary Hoeft describes what it is like to feel endangered by a student.
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School of Fish

A prominent literary theorist has advice on learning to compose sentences. Scott McLemee drops a line.
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Funding Completion

The devastating budget cuts hitting public colleges make an emphasis on graduation goals all the more important, writes Hilary Pennington.