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So ... What Do You Study?
Shifting from graduate student to professor, Alex Golub thinks about how one answers a common academic question.
Research Competition and the MLA
The language group’s report on tenure calls for expanding definition of scholarship, but fails to recognize the common expectations that reinforce the status quo, John V. Lombardi writes.
The Great Man Theory
Is President Bush a student of Hegel? Scott McLemee doubts it, but considers the evidence.
Out With the Old
The death of a scholar of ancient mathematics may mean the demise of a unique department and -- some fear -- an area of research.
10 Bucks For Knowledge ... But No Credit
Wick Sloane celebrates a pocket-sized information renaissance, without battery chargers, downloads or tangled cords.
The Changing 'Place' of the Library
I run a library at a university of nearly 22,000 students, but I know that two-thirds of them will never...
Moving Beyond Affirmative Action
The debate over admissions has diverted attention from how minority students perform in college, and how institutions can help them succeed, writes David R. Harris.
Against Phalloblogocentrism
A panel at MLA discusses academic blogging and the "old boys' network" -- and marked the end of one prominent blogger's prolific career online. Scott McLemee reports from the digital "parlor."