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Reading, Writing, Rhetoric
Erik Esckilsen knows he can't make his students vote -- but he believes he and other professors have a responsibility to help them understand key issues that underpin the election.
Graduation Shouldn't Be Endpoint
Colleges that truly want to help first-generation students need to stay involved as they make their next transitions, write Karen Gross and Ivan Figueroa.
UNC and the Sports Media
The scandal in North Carolina is only the latest evidence of how rarely sports reporters -- who are beholden to athletics departments and coaches -- delve into the darker side of college athletics, writes Murray Sperber.
Myth of the Amateur Athlete
Defenders of college sports should stop pretending that players are amateurs and that universities don't compete for their services, John V. Lombardi argues.
The Emotional Costs of Student Success
Andrew Joseph Pegoda wonders about the unintended messages and pressure created by the current emphasis at many colleges.
Tintinnabulation, Nevermore!
He's a canonical figure in American literature, but Edgar Allan Poe's verse has always had its detractors. Scott McLemee considers a quaint and curious volume in his defense.
Time to Check Your GPS
Colleges need to recognize that recruiting international students by itself does not create a globally connected campus, writes Patti McGill Peterson.
How Not to Defend the Liberal Arts
Making a scapegoat of critical theory won't help anyone and distorts the real challenges facing academe, writes Paul Jay.