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Why Middlesex Matters
John Protevi considers why so many American academics have joined the fight to save a noted philosophy program at a British university.
Speaking of Graduation
Like many less-established institutions, U of All People can't compete for high-profile commencement speakers. David Galef gets inside the discussions there about how to rectify the situation.
College Seats for 75,000
Wick Sloane has a plan to make room for thousands of qualified community college graduates at elite institutions -- by letting elite high schools award bachelor's degrees.
The Eggheads Scramble
How is intellectual life shaping up in the Obama era? Scott McLemee collects evidence from the news vendor.
Confessions of a Tenured Professor
Peter D.G. Brown writes about how he ignored adjunct issues for years, and why he's now become an activist for those off the tenure track.
Unknown and Unaccountable
It's time for lawmakers, the IRS, the press and academics to subject public college and university foundations to more scrutiny, writes Pablo Eisenberg.
Why 'Writing'?
What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. These lines...
Virginia and Duke
A murder, allegedly by a male lacrosse player, has renewed a pattern of some writers making unfair generalizations and some university officials ignoring due process, writes KC Johnson.