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Accreditation 2.0
With the system of higher education self-regulation under intense scrutiny, Judith Eaton envisions what its next iteration might look like.
Choosing Sides
By urging mandated bachelor’s degrees for nurses, Carnegie Foundation’s important new report risks polarizing nursing education community, writes Beverly Malone.
Love and Death in Indiana
A black, gay professor is murdered in cold blood in Bloomington. Scott McLemee looks into a hate crime.
The Federal Regulatory Compliance Fee
Colleges should add a line to their tuition bills to help students (and politicians) understand just how much they spend on federal requirements, Diane Auer Jones writes.
Physics, Blogs and Dogs
Chad Orzel considers how scientists communicate with everyone who isn't a scientist.
George Clooney Meets Max Weber
Up in the Air illustrates the ideas -- in surprising ways -- of some of the most prominent sociologists and philosophers of industrial life, writes Susan Herbst.
The Year Ahead in IT
Lev Gonick offers a prospective look at the top technology trends in higher education in 2010.
The First of the Year
An unusual cultural journal has reinvented itself, both online and in print. Scott McLemee looks into its latest anthology.