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Sparrows in the Lion's Den: Welcome to NACIQI
(Editor’s note: When Congress renewed the Higher Education Act last summer, lawmakers scuttled the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality...
A Dish Best Served Cold
Shakespeare wrote one of the most savage plays in the canon. Scott McLemee visits the dark side.
Let Professors Choose
As they look to cut their budgets, college administrators shouldn't impose across-the-board, one-size-fits-all solutions -- hiring freezes, salary cuts, etc. -- on their faculties, James Miller argues.
An Open Letter to President Obama
Drew A. Bennett offers the perspective of a two-year college leader on some ideas for change that wouldn't require a new stimulus bill.
The Why and How of Human Terrain Teams
Adam L. Silverman, a social science advisor to the U.S. Army program, which embeds academics with brigade combat teams, explains what he does, and why.
War in the Heavens and Here Below
A new book revisits Manicheaism. Scott McLemee takes a look at the world religion that didn't quite make it.
The Library Web Site of the Future
Professors don’t view academic library portals as their source for scholarly resources. Rather than fight that trend, Steven Bell writes, librarians should transform their Web sites and put their content where faculty and students can find it.
The 'Business Model' Is the Wrong Model
In their honest desire to satisfy the current demand for “accountability” in higher education, many academics have begun to worship...
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