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Rebundling College
Higher education faces challenges, writes Larry D. Large. But the solution isn't to further break apart its functions, but to bolster them.
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The Endangered Liberal Arts College
Educators need to stop mourning Sweet Briar and focus on the factors that have made liberal arts colleges so successful in teaching, writes Jason Jones.
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In Defense of Curmudgeons
The majority of campus curmudgeons care about improving their institutions, writes Terry O'Banion. College leaders need to learn to listen to these concerned curmudgeons.
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Policies and Conversation
Colleges need to focus not only on policies to prevent sexual assault, but on the importance of students talking openly about these issues, writes E. Gordon Gee.
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'Hitchcock à la Carte'
A figure in the pantheon of cinema -- and a gourmand extraordinaire. Scott McLemee reviews a new study of the great director's body of work.
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Will Ratings Displace Accreditation?
The Obama administration’s proposed system could substitute federal officials’ judgment of institutional quality for peer review by academics, Judith Eaton argues.
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STEM, not STEAM
Concern about the arts could dilute an important national effort focused appropriately on science and technology, writes Gary S. May.
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Professors Should Define Student Success
Faculty members should lead the process of redefining how colleges determine if students are ready for careers and life -- with the help of the Degree Qualifications Profile, Norm Jones and Harrison Kleiner argue.