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Money Over Mind
The direction of education reform is leading students and colleges in the wrong direction, write Judith Nichols and William Nichols.
At the Rendezvous of Victory
The C.L.R. James Library in London is being renamed. Scott McLemee wants to halt the vandalism.
A Federal Impediment to Quicker Degrees
Colleges have begun heeding the call to be more innovative, writes Senator Lamar Alexander -- who says a simple change in student loan policy can help colleges offer three-year diplomas.
Last Year, I Flunked Myself
"Fondly do I hope, fervently do I pray that I can figure out how well I should be doing." That's Wick Sloane's approach to community college teaching this year.
A Challenge to Gates
For all the money it is pouring into education, the foundation is missing an opportunity to make a huge difference – by bringing focus to education research, writes Garrison Walters.
Fearlessly Facing the Freshman Seminar
What's it like to be a provost, about to teach freshmen for the first time? Steve Allred shares the experience.
The Bookworm Turns
Will getting an e-reader change your life? Scott McLemee takes one step forward, two steps back....
Return to the Observatory
Jeffrey Ross writes about why he took his 9-year-old son to his alma mater, and how he tried to share the liberal arts values he learned there.