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'Undisciplining Knowledge'
Author discusses new book that considers both the positive and negative impacts of an interdisciplinary approach.
Fixing Grad School
New books set out agendas for both professors and students on how to change the experience and career paths.
Opinion
The Atrocity Exhibition
All too familiar: a disturbed loner wins posthumous recognition by mixing mass murder and mass media. Scott McLemee consults an Italian theorist's reflections on the problem.
Opinion
An Error of Era?
We divide history into periods just to keep it manageable. Scott McLemee reports on a discussion of whether we're doing it right.
Not So 'Fun Home'
Duke U freshmen say a celebrated graphic novel depicting lesbian sex and relationships shouldn't have been included on their recommended summer reading list, and some won't read it.
'Off to College: A Guide for Parents'
How should parents prepare children for college? In a new book, a former college president takes a look at programs and resources at five different institutions to find out what students need and what parents should do during the first year of college.
Opinion
A Smarter Approach to College Textbooks
Faculty members need to recognize the gaps between students, publishers and professors, and push for change, writes Naomi S. Baron.
Crick and Watson Rejected?
Article speculates that their landmark work on DNA, if evaluated by today's standards, might not have found a journal.