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What Global Rankings Ignore

Countries value universities that promote economic growth, but those who conduct international ratings are oblivious, writes Indira Samarasekera.
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Targeting, or Serving, Needy Students?

Policy makers often talk about community colleges "serving" low-income students. For-profit colleges do that, too, writes Arthur Keiser.
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The Re-Assassination of Leon Trotsky

Every so often, one scholar will assess another’s book so harshly that it becomes legendary. The most durable example must...
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Open Questions on Open Courseware

While experts focus on paying for the projects, Eric Jansson wonders if they need to be rethought to reflect trends in teaching and technology.
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This I (Somewhat) Believe

Her college's choice for its common reading for freshmen prompts Carolyn Foster Segal to ask: What is the point?
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End Large Conferences

Mega conclaves of humanities scholars have outlived their purpose, writes Rob Weir.
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Conference Session Question

Daniel J. Ennis shares the query that is always asked.
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Academics Defending Teachers

With K-12 instructors under attack from all sides, college professors must speak up on behalf of their peers and former students, for lofty and selfish reasons, Richard Greenwald writes.