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Noted Author Gives Reading
Inner Station (AP) Author Roy Kesey flew from Beijing, China, this week to read from the book Birthday Zoo, by...
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Revenge of the Nerds
Apparently, there's a candy now called "Nerds." The Boy got some in his Halloween loot, and opened the box after...
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Swastika Girls
When, in 2004, UD started blogging at her flagship campus, University Diaries I, she was amazed at the story of...
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The Solution Down the Hall
Don't count on voter mobilization efforts to bring young people into the political process, Daniel Shea and Melissa Comber write. Colleges -- and courses in American government -- have a crucial role to play.
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Murder By Numbers
A new correspondent writes: So here it is: I teach (adjunct) Anthropology and Cultural "Survey" at a local art college...
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Faculty Theft
Carolyn Foster Segal writes that plagiarism is just one of the ways faculty members steal -- and she considers how little is done about these crimes against colleagues.
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Letters Redux
An occasional correspondent writes: After many years as a full-time faculty member at a community college, I have decided to...
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Testing What?
Testing enthusiasm continues to grow among friends and critics of higher education. My own enthusiasm for the endless standardized testing...