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More Work to Be Done
President Obama's endorsement of competency-based programs is welcome, writes Deb Bushway, but key federal policies need to change to promote this kind of education.
Isn't Learning Part of 'Value'?
President Obama is right to want colleges to prove their worth – but his “myopic” plan ignores how much students learn, writes Richard Hersh.
So You Think You Can Think
To teach a course about reality TV, Dominic Pettman turned his class into a reality TV show.
Ratings Are Not So Easy
It's hard to argue with President Obama's analysis of higher education's problems, writes Karen Gross, but his proposed solution -- a system for rating colleges -- must be crafted very carefully.
The Sexual Politics of Scholarship
Laura Wright considers the way the ideas of women -- in and out of the academy -- are judged.
Better Off Dead
In a rebuttal to a recent essay, faculty leaders explain why a recently stalled California bill to grant academic credit for third-party courses would have hurt students and taxpayers.
'A Freedom Budget for All'
Everyone remembers Dr. King's speech at the March on Washington -- but not the blueprint for realizing his dream. Scott McLemee interviews the author of a new book on the subject.
The Teacher's Task
The books taught in humanities courses have the power to influence and abet change, and professors should encourage -- not run from -- students' transformations, Mark Edmundson writes.