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You Can’t Take the Islam Out of Islamophobia
Secular liberal institutions want to believe that such antireligious bias doesn’t happen on their campuses, but that’s not always the case, argues Liza B. Neal.
Ethical College Admissions: Are We Devo?
Every now and then, colleges make the application process easier for students, but like one-hit wonder musical groups, they don't build on their momentum, writes Jim Jump.
Mysteries of Ivy Admissions, Past and Present
A look at what we know about admissions in the 1950s informs today's debates, writes John R. Thelin.
A High Cost
Winning seems to matter more than human lives at some Division I football programs, argues Matt vandenBerg.
The Book at the End of the World
Scott McLemee reviews Timothy Beal's The Book of Revelation: A Biography.
Voting Is Good, but Higher Ed Must Do More
Free expression, free inquiry and fact-based discussion are essential to higher education, Michael S. Roth writes, and we must actively protect them.
Open Source as a Model for Global Education
Education leaders and their institutions should collaborate -- even with rivals, Noah Pickus and Matthew Rascoff argue.
The Overlooked Messages of the Sokal-Squared Hoax
Few people seemed to have noticed that it was a put-down of academics concerned with racial issues, write Joel P. Christensen and Matthew A. Sears.