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A Metaphor to Retire
David Miller argues that it's time to retire the metaphor of the leaky pipeline when discussing women in science.
The Voodoo That MOOCs Do
Massive open online courses don't have a business model, but they can still help universities advance their missions, Ryan Craig argues. But it will take different kinds of courses led by different sorts of professors.
Learning From MOOCs
Teaching massive open online courses can encourage instructors’ good (and bad) habits. Marie Norman explores how we can use what we learn to improve teaching.
Plan to Fail
Lots of students make bad decisions. Josh Wymore recounts his own -- and argues for giving them second chances.
Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism
A new graduate program aims to train the next generation of architects of the public-intellectual infrastructure. Scott McLemee has a look at some of the blueprints.
The Right FAFSA Reform
Shift from focusing on the number of questions to the number of times a student must fill out the form, writes Ben Miller.