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Isn't It Ironic?

Right after 9/11, the obituaries started to appear: Irony, the reports said, was dead. Either that or in really bad...

Hello Sy Hershman, Goodbye Bob Woodward

Stephen G. Bloom decries the higher education version of the Academy of the Overrated.

Accountability, Improvement and Money

If legislators and the public really want colleges to perform, they've got to put dollars at stake, says John V. Lombardi.

Job Application

Every college needs a scapegoat, writes Michael Bracken, and he'd be great at it.

Fit to Be Tied

Terry Caesar analyzes the role of neckwear for the male academic.

Impure Literature

A century after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle first appeared, a new edition of the novel proves wrenching.

Last Week's English Department Meeting

Minutes of the English Department Meeting, April 23, 2005 Meeting begins at 4:15 instead of 4:00 as scheduled because somebody...

The Plug-In Drug

This week, America turns off the TV. Yeah, right, says Scott McLemee.