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The Completion Challenge
Too few students are graduating, and Congress and the states should hold colleges more accountable, Kati Haycock argues.
Gone Fishing
As the Supreme Court nomination process begins, Scott McLemee looks at a literary theorist's latest legal thriller.
Money and Motives
Donald Lazere follows the trail of dollars and ideas in the academic culture wars -- and offers a challenge to the right.
Digital Disconnect
A new university policy leads Michael Bugeja into the world of negotiating with cell phone companies.
Rearranging the Deck Chairs
John V. Lombardi on academic reorganizations and the interplay of politics, prestige and money.
A Classic Revisited
A lot has changed since 1908, but F.M. Cornford's guide to academic politics is as good as new.
Return to Earth College
Gordon F. Sander reflects on his "green reunion" -- a visit to the environmental college he first profiled 25 years ago.