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'Degrees of Inequality'
A new book argues federal lawmakers have failed to maintain a rational higher ed policy but come together on behalf of for-profits that spend generously.
Opinion
Documentary History
A new book traces the background of scholarship in the age of instant reproduction. Scott McLemee gets out the highlighter.
Opinion
The Perversion of Virtue
A new book looks at the twisted logic at work in a horrific crime. Scott McLemee investigates.
A Sustainable Campus
A former college president identifies 9 elements for success.
A New Course
CourseSmart, the e-textbook provider backed by the academic publishing industry, is acquired by the platform Vital Source.
Opinion
Founding Fathers and Sex
Seduction, adultery, Illegitimate babies! And don't forget Ben Franklin's cross-dressing friend. Scott McLemee is shocked, shocked he tells you.
Opinion
Nought Else Being Equal
The pundits have chewed over the question of inequality. Sociologists have different perspectives. Scott McLemee looks at an agenda-setting new book.