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'Choose France' -- With Increased Tuition
In 2016, France was ranked fourth among countries with the largest number of international students, behind the US, UK and Australia, but France recorded a decrease of 8.5 percent during the period 2011-16.
Lowbrow Culture and Guilty Pleasures? The Performance and Harm of Academic Elitism
A professor of gender and women's studies questions the arbitrariness and biases of scholarly standards for so-called lowbrow subjects and activities.
The Edge of Academic Freedom
Scott McLemee reviews Joan Wallach Scott's Knowledge, Power and Academic Freedom.
A Q&A with Alt-Ac Katie Linder
Alternative academic scholarship and practice.
Working, Learning and Life Experiences
A combination of work, graduate school, and life experiences can sometimes be a catalyst for career opportunities.
Surviving in the 21st Century With a 20th Century Education
I was educated in the last century, and yet I'm thriving in the age of disruption. Are there lessons for those who worry about the "demands of the 21st century?"
Stopping By the Library on a Snowy Evening
Thinking about resilience in the face of severe weather events.