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Humanities in the Digital Age
Alan Liu and William G. Thomas III see opportunities for programs with the right strategies -- opportunities that may be especially valuable amid all of the cuts faced by so many departments.
From Adjunct to the Tenure Track
Philip Nel explains how publishing, technology and opportunism helped him make the transition sought by so many.
Fifty Shades of Instructions
Among its many lessons, the Harvard cheating scandal proves that lack of specificity on exams or syllabuses is dangerous, Carolyn Foster Segal warns.
Quitting an Adjunct Career
Harvest Moon reflects on why she loved teaching, and why she had to stop.
Informing Students About Islam
In a combustible atmosphere such as today's, college leaders should do all they can to make sure students understand religious diversity, write Eboo Patel and Mary Ellen Giess.
A Learning Society
Even in times of economic turmoil -- especially then -- higher education must be expanded to serve adults, for them and for us, writes Mike Rose.
Wheelchair Citizenship
There's more to the American past than able-bodied pioneers. Scott McLemee reads A Disability History of the United States.
'My Vote Doesn't Matter'
Colleges can help students surmount political cynicism, write Paul Loeb, Alexander Astin and Parker J. Palmer.