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Hunting Prehistory
Two million years after Australopithecus, humankind is sitting pretty. Scott McLemee finds a new book explaining how we got here. (Hint: It was served very rare.)
Regilding the Ivory Tower
David Mihalyfy considers the role of wealth in determining who can pursue an academic career in the humanities.
Making Commencement Great
One family recently attended a miserable graduation ceremony, and offers ideas on how colleges can do better.
Campus Crime Report
Students at U of All People are up in arms about security and safety. David Galef takes a look at the police blotter.
Summer Retooling
This is the perfect time to rethink the courses you teach, writes Nate Kreuter. He offers advice on evaluating feedback so you can develop the best new plan.
A Massive Burden
The Education Department's approach to sexual harassment will cost a great deal of time and money, and will limit free expression, writes Samantha Harris.
Freedom of Speech Lives On
Critics of the Education Department's approach to preventing sexual harassment are distorting the government's policies and ignoring how they are carried out, writes Andrea Stagg.
Cogito on Canvas
A year before he died, René Descartes sat down for a portrait. Scott McLemee discusses a new book on the back story.