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Donald Lazere writes that liberal and conservative academics should have a common agenda in defending educational values.

Joseph Reisert writes that the real problem with ideological imbalance is its impact on academe's influence in society.

Why is America so strange? Scott McLemee interviews a historian with a surprising answer.

When her computer dies, Amy Wink rethinks the writing process.

When Robert M. Eisinger listens to his students, he thinks their problems amount to more than the cynicism pundits attribute to their generation -- and he worries.

Fleur LaDouleur learned some unusual lessons on her summer vacation.

Forcing himself to assign a letter to a student makes Terry Caesar think about all the implications of grading.

After 3 seasons of eloquence and bloodshed, "Deadwood" has come to an end. Scott McLemee looks off into the sunset.