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My Chancellor's Crazy. And I Love It.
When I first heard about it, I said to myself, “How do I kill this idea?” My chancellor wanted to...
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Atlas Shrunk
Ayn Rand's magnum opus took 54 years to put on the screen. Scott McLemee is underwhelmed by the result.
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A Truly New Genre
The scholarly video-book isn't just about different media, writes Alexandra Juhasz. It's about rethinking the idea of authors, readers, time and more.
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Corporate Rule of Cyberspace
The arrival of cloud computing is a time for more scrutiny of the entities that direct our virtual lives, writes Slavoj Žižek.
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Going Green
Many colleges worry about the costs of environmentally friendly policies. Foothill-De Anza's experience suggests that they worry too much.
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The AAUW's Rationale
Once again, Richard Whitmire believes that he has the inside scoop on the American Association of University Women and other...
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Beyond Supply and Demand
Catharine Hill questions the assumptions behind a critique of college pricing.
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Like a Rolling Stone
Critic and feminist thinker Ellen Willis is being honored with a conference and a posthumous collection of her rock writing. Scott McLemee wonders what took so long.