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The Forgotten Virtue of Gratitude

John Fea offers a reminder of why academics should be thankful for the professional lives they lead.

Attention Must Be Paid

A new book considers how the brain responds to information overload. Scott McLemee thinks it's more than a distraction.

'Deadliest Catch' as Inspiration

For the past two seasons I have been obsessed with the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" and anxiously anticipated its return...

Teaching and Learning: In Search of a Metaphor

Ellen J. Goldberger writes that it's time to move past the customer service image for higher education. She proposes a new way to talk about what happens in academe.

The Information Gap: Much Talk, Little Progress

There is still far too much data that we don't have about how higher education is performing, Dennis P. Jones argues.

Diversity of Ideas: Military Education on Campus

From Iraq, Rich Morales, a Yale alum, White House fellow, and battalion commander, weighs in on the university’s debate over restoring an officer training corps to its campus.

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation

A new book reflects on the writer as migrant. Scott McLemee tracks it down.

The Illusion of Race-Blind Admissions

Many critiques of affirmative action fail to understand how decisions are actually made, writes Julie Vultaggio.