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Mass Culture 2.0
A prominent librarian utters dire warnings about new media. Scott McLemee hits the books.
Academic Freedom Needs Defending -- From Ward Churchill
Defenders of the controversial professor are undercutting the values they say they want to protect, writes Anne D. Neal.
Why Antioch Matters
The demise of a unique liberal arts college reflects a series of lamentable trends in higher education, writes Cary Nelson.
Service: The Un-loved Third Rail
Many professors see institutional work as a distraction from research and teaching. They and their colleges must change that, Jim Lakso and Jim Tuten write.
Credentials, Accomplishments and Redemption
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg says there could have been another approach -- more fitting to an educational institution -- to the Marilee Jones case.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The late Richard Rorty was a pragmatist philosopher and a generous soul. Scott McLemee looks back....
The Perpetuation of Privilege
When enormously wealthy individuals give millions to enormously wealthy universities, it's time to stop calling it philanthropy, writes Walter M. Kimbrough.
Saving 30 Years
Terry Caesar considers networks, knowing the "right people," and prestige real and imagined.