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What Am I Doing Here?
Brian Rosenberg explains why, as a college president, he has a high bar for speaking out on public issues.
Learning in the Commons
Tom Deans and Tom Roby, directors of a university's centers to help students with writing and mathematics, respectively, consider the styles, goals and metaphors of their related efforts.
Road Too Little Traveled
Most colleges' cost cutting decisions so far have avoided rigorous reviews of academic programs. It's time for that to change, writes Tim Mann, who offers some pointers.
A New Manhattan Project
Debates over affirmative action divert attention from the need for a massive research project to understand -- and close -- the racial achievement gap, write Thomas J. Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford.
And Now For Something Completely Different
40 years ago, Monty Python brought deconstruction to the telly. Scott McLemee looks on the bright side of life.
The Old Lie: Dulce et Decorum Est
Until the canes and coffins stop, essays on meter and imagery are banned, writes Wick Sloane.
Institutional Interests, Statewide Concerns
Colleges want Congress to give higher ed reform money to them, but lawmakers should channel the funds through the states. writes Robert H. Atwell.
The Clock is Ticking
It's only a matter of time before the Obama administration, like its predecessor, focuses intently on higher education accountability. College leaders shouldn't wait, writes David C. Paris.