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The Fire Last Time
A new book chronicles the aftermath of the MLK assassination. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
The Hope of Audacity
Some academics and critics may sneer at Malcolm Gladwell, but Rachel Toor celebrates the New Yorker writer's love of ideas, his entertaining and inviting writing style -- and, yes, his hair.
A Crowning Indignity
Once at the core of their colleges, faculty members are being marginalized and increasingly ignored by their institutions and, now, by the federal government, Bernard Fryshman argues.
We Need a Civilian GI Bill
The stimulus package offers an opportunity to provide student aid in a way that would also generate revenue and appeal to our national roots, writes Arthur Levine.
A President Reenters the Classroom. Why?
Karen Gross explains her reasons for teaching an undergraduate course beginning this week.
The Relevance of the Humanities
As the humanities and social sciences weather the financial crisis, perhaps the moment has arrived to reconsider their public purpose, writes Gabriel Paquette.
Here Comes the Flood
How to handle the constant pileup of scholarly publications? Scott McLemee takes a look at two alternatives.
Education or Advocacy? Engaging a Hotter World
Professors have an obligation to respond to the crisis of global climate change with a new form of engaging their students, writes Eban Goodstein.
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