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Pottering Around
The end is near! Scott McLemee checks on the scholarly response to Harry Potter as devotees await the final chapter.
Stop Starving Our Urban Public Universities
Underfunding colleges that serve large numbers of low-income and minority students risks turning them into "dropout factories," Stephen Jordan writes.
Going Global 101
J. Michael Adams and Angelo Carfagna offer 10 tips for internationalizing your college and its curriculum.
My First Year as President
Karen Gross looks back at what she learned and offers suggestions to other would-be college chief executives.
American Job Search
Interviewing for a faculty job has become much like interviewing for a factory job, writes Michael Joseph Donlin.
The LaRouche Youth Movement
Followers of "the best economist in the world today" are coming to your campus. Scott McLemee reads their literature without giggling.
The Shamrock Principle
The student loan scandal has raised questions about all of higher education's commercial relationships. College leaders, not politicians, should define the conversation, writes Jonathan Brown.
I Love My Commute
Douglas King lives 120 miles from where he teaches -- and he couldn't be happier.