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Not Just a Diversity Number

When college administrators talk constantly about their efforts to attract non-white professors, the supposed beneficiaries of these policies are marginalized, writes one such faculty member.
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Arab Winter, Arab Spring

President-for-life used to be a steady job. Now it makes you a target. Scott McLemee considers a book on the Middle East's bad old days.
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The Real Problem With the LSAT

The test defines legal education too narrowly and shouldn't be a requirement for accreditation, writes Jay Conison.
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The Real Tsunami

A challenge greater than MOOCs is looming for much of higher education, writes William G. Durden.
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Isaac Newton and College Completion

Newton's First Law of Motion – that momentum matters -- has lessons for those who seek to improve student college completion, writes Vincent Tinto.
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Economic Engines: At What Cost?

Elizabeth Popp Berman considers the negative consequences of portraying the value of higher education primarily in terms of boosting the economy.
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A No-Cost Interest Rate Fix

Congress and the White House are deadlocked over expensive ways to keep the interest rate low on some student loans for a year. Jason Delisle offers a long-term alternative that would help more students and cost the government nothing.
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Book Beat 2012

University presses head to the publishing industry's annual confab. Scott McLemee tags along.