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To Limit Debt, Promote Savings
The federal government could create small savings accounts for every newborn child, and change the equation on paying for college, write Reid Cramer and William Elliott III.
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A Potential Academic Future
W. Joseph King and Michael Nanfito look to 18th-century Japan for a possible model for the future, non-institutional role of the professor.
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Counterblasting the Past
A new book series offers polemics against prominent figures -- including an influential academic turned politician. Scott McLemee casts his vote.
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A Predictable Scandal
Given the corrupting influence of rankings, there is no cause for surprise by what happened at Claremont McKenna, writes William D. Adams. What the incident should inspire is a collective stand.
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Commodifying the Academic Self
The gaming of citation index measures has Gaye Tuchman wondering about how professors value themselves and their work.
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Adventures in Wonderland
For all the hubbub about massive online classes offered by elite universities, the real potential game-changer in higher education is competency-based learning, writes Ryan Craig.
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Getting Siri-ous
A techno-phobe professor at U of All People experiments with the iPhone's voice-activated assistant -- and the results aren't pretty. David Galef surveys the damage.
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Obama, Clinton, Palin
Historians look back at the 2008 election in a new book. Scott McLemee registers his impressions.