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Putting the Ph.D.'s to Work
Even old news can be dismal, and that is the case at hand. For about 40 years, by my calculation...
Meatball Surgery of the Mind
The psychiatric emergency room is where people have the worst day of their lives. Scott McLemee recommends a gripping memoir.
Janus Generation
Are students lazy, technologically sophisticated or both? Jerry Pattengale evaluates the evidence.
Accreditation 2.0
With the system of higher education self-regulation under intense scrutiny, Judith Eaton envisions what its next iteration might look like.
Choosing Sides
By urging mandated bachelor’s degrees for nurses, Carnegie Foundation’s important new report risks polarizing nursing education community, writes Beverly Malone.
Love and Death in Indiana
A black, gay professor is murdered in cold blood in Bloomington. Scott McLemee looks into a hate crime.
The Federal Regulatory Compliance Fee
Colleges should add a line to their tuition bills to help students (and politicians) understand just how much they spend on federal requirements, Diane Auer Jones writes.
Physics, Blogs and Dogs
Chad Orzel considers how scientists communicate with everyone who isn't a scientist.