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Towards Helhaven

Was the new Pixar film "WALL-E" inspired by an American cultural theorist? Scott McLemee goes over the moon to find out.
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Better-Than-Ivy Education: $7,376 a Year

Many American students and parents thirst for colleges focused on “value.” Vance Fried offers a new model.
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My Semester With an Asperger Syndrome Student

Stephen A. Yoder describes how he responded to "Fred," who never identified himself as having the condition.
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Faculty Meeting Theater

The Yakker, the Regurgitator, the Snoozer -- do you recognize yourself (or a colleague?) in Al Campbell's review of those timeless campus productions?
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Digital Daze

University presses gathered in Montreal last week to discuss the future. Scott McLemee comes back with a report.
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A New Approach to Grade Inflation

Using two formulas may result in a better picture of what's really happening in the classroom, writes Abbott Katz.
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Two-Year in Hell

Richard Dean tells the story of an unusual choice made by a new Ph.D.
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Baseball, 'Bull Durham' and the Classroom

My classes have come to a close for another year while professional baseball is finding its summer stride. I have...