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Postseason Blues
In Division III athletics, playoff season is when colleges' values are tested, Paula Krebs writes, and if professors don't get involved, colleges will fail.
Meet the Press
A new manifesto announces the death of mass media and the emergence of the citizen journalist. Scott McLemee gives two (but not three) cheers.
In Praise of Librarians
As the roles of libraries and their keepers change, Terry Caesar wants academics to appreciate those who care for our books.
Radio Free Moby
Scott McLemee talks to one of the first literary bloggers about his decision to shift to online radio.
A New Set of Lenses for Looking at Colleges
With new Carnegie Classifications about to be released, Alexander C. McCormick explains how they have evolved and what they mean -- and don't mean.
Too Much Money? Sports and the Budget
It's the size of the subsidy, not the athletics program's total cost, that really matters, John V. Lombardi argues.
Democracy at Risk
A new book by political scientists diagnoses a crisis in our civic life. Scott McLemee wonders if they have any good remedies.