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10 Bucks For Knowledge ... But No Credit

Wick Sloane celebrates a pocket-sized information renaissance, without battery chargers, downloads or tangled cords.

The Changing 'Place' of the Library

I run a library at a university of nearly 22,000 students, but I know that two-thirds of them will never...

Moving Beyond Affirmative Action

The debate over admissions has diverted attention from how minority students perform in college, and how institutions can help them succeed, writes David R. Harris.

Against Phalloblogocentrism

A panel at MLA discusses academic blogging and the "old boys' network" -- and marked the end of one prominent blogger's prolific career online. Scott McLemee reports from the digital "parlor."

Double Haiku on MLA Interviewing

After getting reports on the job search process at the convention, Will Hochman turns to poetry.

Friends and Colleagues

With help from Susan Sontag and Bernard Malamud, Terry Caesar wonders just how close we should be with those with whom we work.

A New Form of Academic Engagement

Let’s embrace the Ph.D. in creative writing as a way to connect the disciplines, David Gruber writes.

The Academy and the Duke Case

KC Johnson writes that the latest news about the lacrosse party incident points not only to the D.A.'s failings, but to faculty biases.