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What Spellings Got Right and Wrong
The education secretary and her higher education commission started the right conversation, but missed some key themes, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes.
War Thoughts at Home
A graduate student has discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert Frost. Scott McLemee takes a passing glimpse.
Unpacking Gide's Suitcase at Camp Hickiwawa
It’s Monday morning and my head is so foggy I can hardly type these words. I just returned yesterday from...
A Call for Transparency in College Admission
Colleges, students, families and the news media all have a role to play in dialing down the frenzy, writes Peter Van Buskirk.
The Most Innovative College in America?
The Spellings commission's report singled out one institution for its model curriculum: Neumont University. Huh? writes Kenneth C. Green.
Counterpoint: Lenders Respond
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is wrong: Eliminating the guaranteed student loan program would hurt, not help, college access, Kevin Bruns writes.
Sound Science or Sound Bite?
Michael Bugeja explores the conflict between journalism and science.
Like a Rock
Was I.F. Stone a subversive or a patriot? Scott McLemee examines the evidence.