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Academic Fraud, Athletes and Faculty Responsibility
As the NCAA reopens its investigation of the U. of North Carolina, professors must take more seriously the threat that academic wrongdoing poses to their institutions, write Gerald Gurney and Mary Willingham.
The Liberal Arts Role in Teacher Education
By staying on the sidelines, colleges and professors of liberal arts and sciences have helped teacher education go off track. It's time for them to get more involved, writes Stephen Mucher.
Žižek, Plagiarism and the Lowering of Expectations
The renowned philosopher's unacknowledged borrowing is disappointing, Hollis Phelps writes -- but are our expectations about originality and citing others' work outdated?
The Loose, Baggy Monster
A new book take up the cudgels on behalf of social constructionism. Scott McLemee isn't exactly knocked out.
I Just Used to Work Here
Cliffton Price considers the work adjuncts are asked to do after their courses (and compensation) are over.
Digital Hubris, Digital Humility
Adam Crymble considers why a rapidly growing movement has attracted a backlash, and what can be done about it.
Email and Higher Ed History
Colleges need to find ways to preserve the digital record of presidential decision-making, writes Glenn C. Altschuler.
Hard Questions About Big Data
The controversy over Facebook's manipulation of data raises vexing issues for educational researchers at a time of great promise -- and risk, Justin Reich and Mitchell Stevens argue.