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Graduate Students Are Students
John Beckman explains why NYU found that collective bargaining for TA's didn't work for the university.
Reading Left to Right
"Political Theory Daily Review" may be the best-kept secret of the academic blogosphere. Scott McLemee talks with the figure behind the curtain.
The Quotidian Miasma of Discrimination
Phyllis Barone examines the case of the damsel in distress and the nature of sexism in academe.
Will to Power
Scholarship and newspapers don't often mix well. Scott McLemee wonders if the situation can be changed.
A Better Way to Evaluate Colleges
Jake B. Schrum offers some methods -- other than U.S. News rankings -- of examining liberal arts institutions.
Indestructible Student Relationships
Shari Wilson wonders why so many of the couples and friendships she sees involve one member being dragged down academically.
Students Read Less. Should We Care?
Declining interest in literature may signal trouble for the humanities and social sciences. But maybe it doesn't, argues John V. Lombardi.
10 Reasons
Cary Nelson offers a list of the real fears that administrators have about the unionization of graduate students.