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Admissions, Athletics and the Academic Index

To understand how the recent scam departed from conventional procedures for monitoring the role of athletics in admissions, it's worth examining the Ivy League conference, writes John R. Thelin.

A Future for the Humanities

David Steiner and Mark Bauerlein describe how such studies can best succeed and even flourish in the midst of our technocratic age.

Perilous Times

Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn write about why they stand behind their analysis that many private colleges are in trouble.

Ethical College Admissions: The Legacy of Alan Krueger

The late Princeton economist made an important contribution to understanding higher education, writes Jim Jump.

Tony Soprano, the Electoral College and Varsity Blues

The admissions scandal has Nicholas Soodik thinking about Meadow's college tour and the popular vote, among other things.

Authentic Problems

Scott McLemee reviews Maria Francesca Piazzoni's The Real Fake: Authenticity and the Production of Space.

A Force for Good in the World?

While they can still be proving grounds for national leaders, engines of regional development and refuges for humanitarian aid, many independent American universities abroad are barely getting by, Kyle A. Long writes.

Building Online Courses Communally

The master model of course development devalues all but the lead instructor and reduces students to numbers, Penelope Adams Moon argues. We can do better by building online courses together.