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On Wealth Gap, Old Song, New Words
It's time for new ideas to confront an old problem: the gap between the wealthiest colleges and all others. Karen Gross offers several bound to stimulate an argument.
The Postemotional Bully
A social theorist's new book considers the darker impulses beneath phony smiles and social media "like" messages. Scott McLemee checks it out.
Campaign Promise Backlash
This year's British elections featured considerable discussion of higher education, and may offer some lessons for candidates for U.S. president, writes Christopher R. Marsicano.
What's Next for Europe?
Efforts at cross-country collaboration have in some ways stalled, write Manja Klemenčič and Paul Ashwin. Could focus on teaching and learning reinvigorate the Bologna Process?
Get Your Head Out of Your Apps
David Jaffee laments the cell phone-addled students he encounters as he walks across his campus.
Climate Surveys Are Coming
It’s clear the federal government is going to require colleges to ask students about sexual assault. Scott Coffina and Rachel Share tell them what they need to know to be prepared.
In Defense of the Monkey Mind
A new book challenges the idea that wandering attention is a flaw in our mental machinery. Scott McLemee tries to go with the author's flow.
Unintended Consequences
Legislation designed to protect student privacy could make it more difficult for colleges to identify disadvantaged students who can succeed in higher education, writes Jim Larimore.