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The Widget Theory of Higher Ed
The effectiveness of higher education can't be evaluated as one would examine a factory, writes Peter T. Flawn.
Why Students Gripe About Grades
Professors can change attitudes, but only by thinking about educational values, and not just grading policies, writes Cathy Davidson.
The Shrinking Humanities
To understand and to defend this crucial part of the scholarly world, academics need to remember its history, writes W. Robert Connor.
Opinion
The Year Ahead in IT, 2013
In the new installment of his annual feature, Lev Gonick dissects the technology developments that are likely to change higher ed -- and not -- in the year ahead.
The Year in Review, in Brief
Carolyn Foster Segal assesses the year just past, and finds that plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
The Social Edition
A group of digital humanists foresees a new phase of scholarly e-publishing. Scott McLemee gets a peek into their crystal ball.
What a University Owes a Town
In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook, Susan Herbst -- president of a university in the shadow of Newtown, Conn. -- assesses the tragedy's implications for her institution, and others.
Defining Learning Expectations
Historians and other academics are, contrary to what you may hear from critics of academe, working to define specific student outcomes and to promote accountability, writes Anne Hyde.