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Meanings and Metrics

It's time for humanists to move beyond a Luddite approach on student learning, for strategic and educational reasons, David Scobey argues.

These Kids Today!

A prominent critic worries about college students' extracurricular reading. But Scott McLemee wonders about the best-seller lists....

Identity Politics and Invisible Disability in the Classroom

When professors discuss their conditions with students, the positive consequences extend well beyond a course, writes Linda Kornasky.

What Was I Thinking?

In Part II of her series on a president returning to the classroom, Karen Gross offers early reflections on faculty roles and rewards, viral communication, and creating critical thinkers.

A Guide to Administrators

Maybe they're not like this at your college or university. But David Galef offers insights into "types" of leaders found in higher education -- or at least at U of All People.

Are We Ready to Use Wikipedia to Teach Writing?

Robert E. Cummings argues that the popular online encyclopedia -- much derided by many professors -- can provide guidance that no instructor alone can offer.

The Reader

To Kindle or not to Kindle? Scott McLemee thinks that's not really the question....

Fixing the Babel of Multi-State Licensure

States are ultimately responsible for college quality, but 50 definitions of quality are too many. It's time to cooperate on state approval of higher education, Alan Contreras writes.