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When American students want to do good in the developing world, do they have the tools to help or are they going to be a burden on those who do? Debra Carney asks some tough questions.

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Whether they've been naughty or nice, the men and women of U of All People are due gifts at this time of year. David Galef presents the wish list.

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Mikita Brottman bemoans the lost art of the creative syllabus, and what it says about our colleges and their students.

By Doug Lederman

Cornel West was in The Matrix, but cultural politics isn't a video game. Scott McLemee responds to the continuing discussion.

By Scott McLemee

The furor over the stolen e-mail messages makes this a perfect time to focus on the value of peer review, writes Kevin B. Johnson.

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The budget crisis at the University of California illustrates why faculty members can't rely on administrators to guard the real interests of higher education, writes Bob Samuels.

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If becoming a major means writing off most electives, activities and study abroad, students will find other majors, writes Pamela A. Eibeck.

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Your “frill” is not my “frill. “ My frill, in fact, is an essential component of the work I do...

By Lee Burdette Williams and Elizabeth A. Beaulieu