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The New York Review of (Little Red) Books
How many degrees are there separating Stanley Fish, Tom Cruise, and Maoist revolution? Scott McLemee finds out....
The Movie Industry's 200% Error
A week ago today, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) issued what had to be a hugely embarrassing news...
The Election Challenge for Campuses
Student interest in the campaigns creates an opportunity for colleges to encourage a level of engagement and learning that can last longer than November, writes Susan Herbst.
An American College President in Egypt -- With 32 Students
As a professor, Rob Oden led many study trips. He considers why he is doing so now, from a different vantage point.
In Need of a Persuasive Story
College leaders are paying the price for having done a poor job crafting coherent and compelling explanations about college prices, writes Paul Marthers.
Ballad of the Borderland
Before globalization hit the headlines, Américo Paredes was living it. Scott McLemee interviews the leading Paredes scholar for an IHE podcast.
Composition and Cookies
Terry Caesar considers the relationship between the traditional role of faculty wife and the role of today's adjunct.
All That Money -- What Next?
Wick Sloane offers three suggestions for changing the federal tax code to help more low-income and first-generation Americans afford college.