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Lessons From Middle East 'de Tocquevilles'
Sometimes we forget to appreciate what is most valuable to us until we are on the verge of losing it...
'We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For'
Greetings Colleagues: I am a student of higher education. By that I mean that I attempt to understand some of...
Decisions and Revisions
You've read the news about the shifts in early admission programs. Now David Galef explores some possible "alternatives."
Not Just For Java
Academic publishers are bringing out coffee table books. Scott McLemee takes a look at some recent titles.
Higher Education at Risk?
History warns that focusing on economics and top-down educational reform are ill-advised strategies, David C. Paris writes.
Letters to Dr. X
Christopher Bundrick shares an exchange of notes between an aspiring author and a journal editor.
Lessons From the Front Lines
Having survived the frenzy of campus crises, James H. Ammons and Christopher Simpson share some of what they learned -- and warn that eventually your institution will be in the crosshairs.
A Place to Read
Even in an era of wired students and adjuncts without offices, Terry Caesar writes that colleges must be places where people can spend quality time with books.