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'The Golden Thread' and an Imaginary Department of Microhistory
A book, and a discipline, for the curious.
Teaching Research in the First-Year Writing Classroom in the U.S.
Strategies for incorporating research into first-year writing.
When Colleges and Universities Stop Making Sense
Higher education institutions and their leaders -- who claim to help graduates develop critical thinking -- are doing too little to combat the growing lack of reason roiling our society, Ryan Craig writes.
Against Recycling
The concept of self-plagiarism is peculiar and in some ways more interesting than ordinary plagiarism, observes Scott McLemee.
Lessons From a First-Gen, Working-Class Latinx Student
Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez shares five things she wishes she'd known when she left home to attend a predominantly white institution.
2019 Nonfiction Reviews
Another year of ill-conceived efforts to read every book through higher ed eyes.
On Shadowbox(ing) Our Degree Paths
Consider the unsung mementos that humanize our academic journeys.
Ethnic Violence Challenging Ethiopian Universities
Universities in Ethiopia have not proved capable of resolving ethnic tensions on their own campuses, let alone playing a vital role in addressing the ethnic-related problems of the larger society.