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A Family's College Search(es)
As he guides his daughter through her hunt for the right college, Thomas J. Botzman conducts his own quest -- for a campus presidency.
The Shattered Worldview
A philosopher's memoir of rape and recovery is painful and enlightening. Scott McLemee reports.
3 Cheers for Associate Degrees
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg writes that it's time to stop treating those who don't finish at a four-year college as failures.
Presidents in Denial
How is it possible that the leaders of American colleges and universities think that their institutions are doing well on race relations? asks Marybeth Gasman.
Tenure as Citizenship
In the current system, tenured professors essentially report to no one, adjuncts are like migrant workers, and administrators have little actual power, Josh Wymore argues.
Competency as One Answer
Competency-based education is not a panacea for the cost and quality crisis facing higher education – but no one is claiming that it is, writes David Schejbal.
Walk This Way
A philosopher explores the ambulatory arts. Scott McLemee rambles on.
World Literature, Indian-Style
At the Jaipur Literary Festival, Martin Puchner writes, worries about the future of the humanities aren't needed.