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Untangling Quality Assurance in Higher Education
A federal judge’s ruling in an accreditation case should force states to do what most have long avoided, Alan Contreras argues: ensure the quality of colleges that operate within their borders.
Makin' Bacon
Word got around some months ago that a French psychoanalyst had published a guide to talking about books without reading...
The Solution Down the Hall
Don't count on voter mobilization efforts to bring young people into the political process, Daniel Shea and Melissa Comber write. Colleges -- and courses in American government -- have a crucial role to play.
Faculty Theft
Carolyn Foster Segal writes that plagiarism is just one of the ways faculty members steal -- and she considers how little is done about these crimes against colleagues.
Looking Under the Hood of Public Higher Ed
Patrick Callan explores why colleges fail to address their rising costs -- and the risks they face if they continue to do so.
An Enthusiast's View of Academic Blogs
Adam may not need blogging right now, but even he admits that the community he has as a graduate student...
A Skeptic's Take on Academic Blogs
In the blogging circles in which I run, one of my many claims to fame is the extent to which...
Regrets, I've Had a Few
The editors of the cultural magazine . N+1 are publishing a booklet called What We Should Have Known: Two Discussions...