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A Murder in New York
Would a refined woman hire a hit man to kill her husband in cold blood? Scott McLemee investigates Janet Malcolm's new book.
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After an E-Mail Goes Viral
When sexist messages circulate, colleges need to pay attention to the reaction and the apathy, writes Samantha Carrick.
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The Interfaith Challenge
Colleges have much to gain from the religion-focused community service program President Obama has proposed, argue Eboo Patel and Cassie Meyer.
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Mend, Don't End, State Systems
In this very chaotic and difficult budget year, where funding cuts in the neighborhood of 20 percent are becoming commonplace...
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Standards for Agents - and Colleges
Emergence of “sham university” preying on foreign students shows that U.S. higher ed system needs oversight just as recruiters do, writes Mark Shay.
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The Other Half
Faculty and staff at selective private colleges must fight to protect state colleges and universities -- for the public good, writes Eugenia Gerdes.
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Hand-Crafted Digital Texts
With free e-books, you often get what you pay for. Scott McLemee discovers the art of making do-it-yourself editions.
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The Question Being Ignored
Victor E. Ferrall Jr. wants to know why leaders of liberal arts colleges aren't focused on the decreased student demand for liberal arts education at their institutions.