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For Books, Against Boilerplate
Officials at the second largest research library in the United States have their talking points about its redesign. Scott McLemee wants them to change the script.
Shaking Up the Lecture
Steven J. Corbett tries to find out if much-derided form of instruction can be improved by turning it over to students.
A 'Place' for Higher Education
In the new economy of higher education, traditional colleges and universities ought to pay close attention to the strategic importance of the physical campus, writes William H. Weitzer.
Conventional Wisdom Is Killing Us
Liberal arts colleges should stop listening to experts’ gloomy predictions and calls for efficiency, and focus on building relationships with students, Mark Putnam writes.
Food Fright
A new book on food panics puts the "pink slime" scare into perspective. Scott McLemee is what he eats.
Connect the Dots
Legislation won't end remedial education, writes Nancy L. Zimpher. To make progress, all levels of education need to work together in new ways.
Durbin’s Higher Ed Opportunity
Yes, Congress should count military education benefits in the so-called 90/10 rule for student aid -- but it should go further in forcing all colleges to prove the value they provide with federal student aid, write Gunnar Counselman and Michael B. Horn.