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An Academic (Almost) Does the WB
Rich Benjamin gets snared in the reality television craze and learns some lessons about obsession with youth and life as a gay intellectual.
This, That and the Other Thing
Intellectual Affairs has been running for just over a month now. It might be a good moment for a bit...
Going to the Bathroom
Terry Caesar remembers when students dealt with bodily functions after class -- and considers their unwillingness to wait today.
Don't Blame the Market
Like ancient Rome in its waning days, American higher education is corrupted by excess. According to a now infamous 2003...
The Lecturer's Tale
A couple of years ago, a book appeared which might as well have had the title The Pedagogy of Zaniness...
Intellectual Entrepreneurship: The New Social Compact
How can public colleges remain relevant to citizens of their state? By using the ideas their scholars generate to transform lives, Richard A. Cherwitz argues.
Keeping It Real
Lacan, Zizek, Cornel West, Paradise Lost and Chairman Mao are all connected. Sort of....
New Honor Codes for a New Generation
The right approaches can allow colleges to make a difference on issues of academic integrity, write Donald L. McCabe and Gary Pavela.