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Festivus Cerebration

As the holiday season approaches, Scott McLemee contemplates made-up traditions -- and his own future in the remainder bin.

The Professor as Personal Trainer

Academics worry too much about consumer values in higher education, but Alex Golub writes that it's not about the money -- it's about the relationship.

Between What's Right and What's Easy

Sometimes our tools are our politics, and that’s not always a good thing. Last week, the Copyright Clearance Center announced...

Law and Ordure

Scott McLemee takes a look at a new book discussing fairness, justice, and the possibly excessive vileness of the McNugget.

Drinking and Debauchery in the Liberal Arts

Undergraduates aren't the only ones on campus who drink a lot. Shari Wilson explores the reasons.

Noise in the Stacks

This summer, Scott McLemee hoped academic librarians would blog more about their work. Voila! Introducing ACRLog.

We're All Getting Better

Universities celebrate their achievements in an endless series of public pronouncements. Like the imaginary residents of Lake Wobegon, all universities...

I'm Not Really a Professor; I Just Play One on TV

When I was just a few years out of graduate school I wrote a “treatment” for a television series to...