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How a Plan Evolved
Michael Bérubé discusses the thinking behind an MLA committee's new approach to tenure and scholarship -- and urges departments to take the reform ideas seriously.
Thinking About Students as Workers
John Marsh writes that professors may be bosses more than they realize or like to admit.
The Failure of Critical Thinking
Flawed reports about the admissions practices of elite universities -- and higher education's defensive response to them -- don't help improve access, John V. Lombardi writes.
What Said Said
A landmark of postcolonial studies gets tough treatment in a new book. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
Correcting With the Code
Fleur LaDouleur considers the use of codes in grading, faculty communications and elsewhere.
The Campaign to Gut Title IX
Advocates for men's sports are trying to "reform" into submission the law barring gender bias in education, Valerie M. Bonnette writes.
A Difficult Referral
When Shari Wilson suspects a student may have a learning disability, she finds her motives questioned.
A Modest Proposal on the Draft and Higher Education
Edward F. Palm offers an idea for getting more troops to Iraq -- and making Margaret Spellings happy.