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The Solution Down the Hall

Don't count on voter mobilization efforts to bring young people into the political process, Daniel Shea and Melissa Comber write. Colleges -- and courses in American government -- have a crucial role to play.
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Faculty Theft

Carolyn Foster Segal writes that plagiarism is just one of the ways faculty members steal -- and she considers how little is done about these crimes against colleagues.
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Looking Under the Hood of Public Higher Ed

Patrick Callan explores why colleges fail to address their rising costs -- and the risks they face if they continue to do so.
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A Skeptic's Take on Academic Blogs

In the blogging circles in which I run, one of my many claims to fame is the extent to which...
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An Enthusiast's View of Academic Blogs

Adam may not need blogging right now, but even he admits that the community he has as a graduate student...
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Regrets, I've Had a Few

The editors of the cultural magazine . N+1 are publishing a booklet called What We Should Have Known: Two Discussions...
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Early Aid Could Lift College Aspirations

Making Pell Grants available to 11th graders could help students from low-income families realize that affording a higher education is within their reach, Mark G. Yudof writes.
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Lessons Learned

Paula M. Krebs considers the way applying for a major foundation grant offers ideas for managing academic life generally.