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Higher Ed and the Schools

Colleges have done too little to fix the nation's public schools, and it's time for that to change, writes Milton Greenberg.
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No Christianity Please, We're Academics

I had lunch this summer with a prospective graduate student at the evangelical college where I teach. I will call...
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We All Could Lose in UVa Case

Whether you’re conservative or liberal, the politicized 'fraud investigation' into climate-change research could set a dangerous precedent, writes Molly Corbett Broad.
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The Amazonian Gorilla

How does the online book vendor's power affect publishers? Scott McLemee asks around in university-press circles.
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Teaching With Blogs

Lanny Arvan considers the lessons for an instructor on issues of openness, privacy and writing.
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O Canada

American academics should take note of the way their northern neighbor is gaining on them in higher education, write Stephen J. Toope and Neil Gross.
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Dear Adjuncts: Don't Get Sick

I’m sick. And I don’t mean sniffles and tickle in my throat. I mean swallowing pitchforks and a jackhammer on...
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BP and Academic Freedom

The contracts offered to scientists in the Gulf illustrate why universities and the press need to be vigilant about corporate control of research, writes Cary Nelson.