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A Win-Win-Win Situation

A program that pairs faculty members with sports teams opens eyes for professors and doors for athletes, Michael Nelson writes.

The Heart Has Its Reasons

Now that the cards and long-stem roses have been sent, Scott McLemee takes a look at a short, dense book about the meaning of love.

Brain Drain Is Not Inevitable

American colleges should place more emphasis on educating those foreign students who will help their home colleges, writes Joan Dassin.

Minding the Student Client

If we want more minority Ph.D.'s in the sciences, we need to start listening to minority graduate students, writes Daryl E. Chubin.

Earning Your Trophies (or Not)

The culture of youth soccer is hurting higher education, writes James Ricky Cox.

Portrait of the Scholar as a Young Novelist

Jenny White finds that a not-yet-published piece of fiction threatens to overwhelm two decades of scholarship.

Professional Correctness

Scott McLemee interviews a sociologist about "identity dissonance" in professional schools.

Education in Two Cultures

A team-taught course leaves Linda Brigham considering the inadequate interactions between the humanities and the sciences.