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College for Whom?
Alan Contreras asks: How should a civilized society ensure that college-able young people are not thrown away because they are poor?
Indies Under Fire
The Borders bookstore chain is "right-sizing." Scott McLemee takes a look at a new documentary about the company's effects on the culture.
Teachers and Teaching
In an excerpt from his posthumously published autobiography, James O. Freedman describes lessons he learned as an undergraduate -- and the professors who inspired him to be an educator.
Tenure Reform: The Time Has Come
Hank Brown describes how and why the University of Colorado has taken on the issue -- and urges other colleges to follow.
The Co-op Model's Relevance Today
Cooperative education is now more than 100 years old. The co-op approach, in which students alternate time in the classroom...
Getting Serious About College Readiness
All states are preparing too few students for higher education, and colleges must put aside their parochial concerns and help tackle the problem, writes Dave Spence.
Party in the Streets
Why don't more political scientists study the antiwar movement? Scott McLemee talks to one who does.
On Large Scale Student Databases
Collecting more information about students' academic performance won't necessarily help them, or higher education, John V. Lombardi writes.