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Putting the Amateur Myth to Rest
Big-time college athletes are not amateurs nor should they be pros, and the NCAA needs a new model to recognize that, Allen Sack argues.
Criminal Incompetence
A new book studies how criminals communicate with each other. Scott McLemee looks for career advice...
Obama's Agenda for Black Colleges
President Obama recently chose John Silvanus Wilson Jr. to be the new director of the White House Initiative on Historically...
The Accidental Celebrity
Timothy L. Wood didn't write an essay comparing Obama and Hitler. He shares his story about what happened online and in his life when some people thought he did.
A Peek Behind the Veil
Gregg Chenoweth's experience at the famed Oxford Round Table, at its 20th anniversary, offered a melding of mind and matter, pub and pulpit, enchantment and irritation.
Reforming Pre-Med
While a new agenda for changing the approach to key courses may challenge professors and administrators, it's possible and it's vital, writes Julio de Paula.
Prophets of Deceit
Obama is a totalitarian illegal alien! He's going to execute grandma! Scott McLemee takes refuge with a classic study of political mania.
John Hughes's Lessons
"Bueller. Bueller. Bueller." As an untenured professor I live in constant dread that my voice will (like Ben Stein's in...