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The Invisible Woman
Thanks to DNA testing, Sally Hemings is fully part of national history. Scott McLemee considers the work of a scholar who fears the real story will be whitewashed.
Comparatively Speaking
How do you measure the best religion? The best marriage? Hard to say. The same is true in assessing colleges, Bernard Fryshman writes.
Reducing Professorial Hot Air
If academics want to help the environment, they need to rethink some of their own practices, writes Eric Rauchway.
Old Boy Networked
Alex Golub considers the transitions -- some not so welcome -- away from a graduate student identity, and holds on when he can.
The Disappointment of Portfolio-Based Teaching
Some ideas are better in theory than practice, writes Shari Wilson, who found the much-praised approach gave students needless fears and the wrong motivations.
Eros Unbound
Gershon Legman thought sexual repression made for a mean and bitter society. Scott McLemee wonders if the culture automatically gets more pleasant when we let it all hang out.
Missed Opportunities on Financial Aid
U.S. proposals to halve the student loan interest rate and raise the maximum Pell Grant won't help those who need it most, Arthur M. Hauptman argues.
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