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Counterpoint: Lenders Respond
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is wrong: Eliminating the guaranteed student loan program would hurt, not help, college access, Kevin Bruns writes.
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Sound Science or Sound Bite?
Michael Bugeja explores the conflict between journalism and science.
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The Most Innovative College in America?
The Spellings commission's report singled out one institution for its model curriculum: Neumont University. Huh? writes Kenneth C. Green.
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A Call for Transparency in College Admission
Colleges, students, families and the news media all have a role to play in dialing down the frenzy, writes Peter Van Buskirk.
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Unpacking Gide's Suitcase at Camp Hickiwawa
It’s Monday morning and my head is so foggy I can hardly type these words. I just returned yesterday from...
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War Thoughts at Home
A graduate student has discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert Frost. Scott McLemee takes a passing glimpse.
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What Spellings Got Right and Wrong
The education secretary and her higher education commission started the right conversation, but missed some key themes, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes.
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Just Ask the Students
A colleague's question prompts Laurence Musgrove to consider the responsibilities of professors when making assignments.