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Beyond 'Tough Choices'
An article here last year, "Sophie's Choice for 2-Year Colleges," may create the mistaken impression that the crisis in our...
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Abu Dhabi's Liberal Arts Island
New York University has come to Abu Dhabi. And while there is nothing novel anymore about an American satellite campus...
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Secret Language
A new book looks at how language conceals meaning. Scott McLemee puzzles over it.
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Lesson From Justice Kennedy
The Supreme Court's ruling on student organizations may end up playing a key role in the legal debate over gay marriage, writes Linda Hirshman.
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Constitutional and Unwise
Just because public colleges can require student organizations to welcome everyone as members doesn't mean that's the best option, writes Shapri D. LoMaglio.
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Framing the Conversation on Research Universities
The future of leading public institutions is too important to be left to individual states, writes John B. Simpson.
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All Summer in a Day
Elizabeth Grant wonders whether her students really know the sun, and how she can best teach them.
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The Mood Is the Message
Researchers are studying Twitter as communication medium and index of public opinion. Scott McLemee catches up on the scholarship.