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Why I Teach Intro
Robert Brym considers the professional values of embracing the 101 courses so many professors avoid.
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Sparrows in the Lion's Den: Welcome to NACIQI
(Editor’s note: When Congress renewed the Higher Education Act last summer, lawmakers scuttled the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality...
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From the Editors: Our Updated Look
A guide to the changes and new features on the revamped Web site we are unveiling today.
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A Dish Best Served Cold
Shakespeare wrote one of the most savage plays in the canon. Scott McLemee visits the dark side.
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Let Professors Choose
As they look to cut their budgets, college administrators shouldn't impose across-the-board, one-size-fits-all solutions -- hiring freezes, salary cuts, etc. -- on their faculties, James Miller argues.
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The Why and How of Human Terrain Teams
Adam L. Silverman, a social science advisor to the U.S. Army program, which embeds academics with brigade combat teams, explains what he does, and why.
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An Open Letter to President Obama
Drew A. Bennett offers the perspective of a two-year college leader on some ideas for change that wouldn't require a new stimulus bill.
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War in the Heavens and Here Below
A new book revisits Manicheaism. Scott McLemee takes a look at the world religion that didn't quite make it.