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Terry Caesar considers the assumptions academics make about fellow academics -- many times based on a less than complete reality.

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Sometimes bric-a-brac has meaning. Scott McLemee interviews an interpreter.

By Scott McLemee

Everyone knows that rock and roll is all about kicking out the jams: ditching uptight squares, taking long rides in...

By Jefferson Cowie

Discussions of how to diversify the research world and of how to work beyond the boundaries of traditional fields should be combined, write Diana Rhoten and Stephanie Pfirman.

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Carolyn Segal considers the impact of an essay -- and its unexpected afterlife in the world of plagiarism Web sites.

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Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, a president-turned-presidential search consultant, considers why many candidacies are needlessly ruled out, and suggests that the questions asked may be too narrow.

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They long for a clash of civilizations that would destroy our liberties. Scott McLemee worries about the fanatics among us.

By Scott McLemee

Christopher Conway considers the meanings and perceptions of faculty members' online representations of themselves.

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