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Ads and Gender
In a recent New York Times Magazine article, Peggy Orenstein discusses advertisers’ discovery of “the sales potential in female pride.”She...
Chinese Contradictions
Recent statistics concerning flows of students from China and Chinese views about migration raise some interesting questions concerning the present...
Sexuality, Technology and Student Life
How is the young man who was in the room with Mr. Clementi doing? Thankfully, for him, we don't know...
What Duff Brenna Knows
Duff Brenna’s novels include The Book of Mamie, Too Cool, The Altar of the Body, The Law of Falling Bodies...
Liberal Arts I: They Keep Chugging Along
The narrative of the decline and fall of humanities and other non-"vocational" fields doesn't hold up to the facts, write W. Robert Connor and Cheryl Ching.
Liberal Arts II: The Economy Requires Them
Champions of liberal education, often on the defensive, should more strongly argue that their programs prepare students for work and life, Richard Greenwald argues.
Time Out to Write
It’s crucial to save time for writing and tune out distractions, write Carmen Werder and Karen Hoelscher.
(What) Can You Read and Write?
Istanbul, Turkey As academics, we are expected to be doing two things on a regular basis: to read a lot...