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A Sense of Entitlement
Given that they aren't paid like Wall Streeters, college professors and administrators care deeply about their titles -- which makes them prime fodder for Mark Drozdowski.
Marx and Breast-Feeding
David Vine sees many lessons from an unlikely source to make sense of the recent controversy at American University.
Agenda for Research Universities
The world's leading science institutions should consider a model at the Technion to change their relationship to elementary and secondary schools, writes Orit Hazzan.
Schoolhouse Showdown
A historical study of clashing values in teachers' unions appears as Chicago teachers suspend strike. Scott McLemee asks the author for context.
Chapel Hill’s Sad Lesson
Holden Thorp’s resignation as North Carolina’s chancellor shows that “putting presidents in charge” is a hollow slogan in big-time college sports, writes Robert Malekoff.
Strengthening the Core
Richard R. Schramm writes that the Common Core State Standards may well succeed where previous reform efforts have failed.
Clear Expectations on Readiness
Colleges and policymakers could help more students succeed by making non-academic college readiness part of Common Core standards, write Melinda Mechur Karp and Rachel Hare Bork.
Focus on Party Hosts
To prevent alcohol-related deaths of students, colleges need to get realistic about campus culture, and to be willing to help those organizing social events with booze do so in safer ways, writes Rick C. Jakeman.