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Swiftboating Higher Education on P2P
The latest salvo in the entertainment industry's campaign against illegal downloading of movies and music -- aided and abetted by Congress -- is wrong, and students should help fight it, Kenneth C. Green argues.
Talking to Himself
The oral historian Studs Terkel now tells his life's story. Scott McLemee listens to a puzzling silence in the tale.
The Future of the Contingent Faculty Movement
Keith Hoeller writes that a review of the history of the push for adjunct equity suggests that it's time for some strategy adjustments.
Outcomes Assessment: No Gain, All Pain
The push to measure student learning is portrayed as benefiting students, but it will hurt, not help, them, writes Bernard Fryshman.
The Lasting Impact of a Departmental Secretary
Paula M. Krebs considers how a woman educated professors about issues of class and power -- while helping all who relied on her.
The Path of Respectful Engagement
The Iranian president's Columbia visit created the impression that universities have two choices with such figures: keep them away or justify their visits by being rude. There's another possibility, writes Pat Hostetter Martin.
Untangling Quality Assurance in Higher Education
A federal judge’s ruling in an accreditation case should force states to do what most have long avoided, Alan Contreras argues: ensure the quality of colleges that operate within their borders.
Makin' Bacon
Word got around some months ago that a French psychoanalyst had published a guide to talking about books without reading...
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