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Manson Family Values
Scott McLemee reviews Jeffrey Melnick's Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family.
Warning to Physician Faculty
Our academic freedom may be at stake, writes Julie Kim, if most of our paycheck is controlled by a hospital that is affiliated with but not owned by the institution.
Technology in the Classroom: What the Research Tells Us
Fans and foes of letting students use laptops and phones in class hold fervent views. Jordan Troisi and Aaron Richmond suggest acting based on research instead -- and offer recommendations.
Ordinary Education in Extraordinary Times
Despite all the changes going on outside campuses -- and often, in fact, because of them -- our traditional educational practices have never been more important, writes Michael S. Roth.
Against Endorsing the Chicago Principles
Their main shortcoming is in the false assurance they offer colleges and universities, argues Sigal Ben-Porath.
College and Beginning Afresh
We need to ask students why they want to go to college, writes Nicholas Soodik.
Ethical College Admissions: A Tragedy
Jim Jump considers the reports of abuse and application fraud by a private school in Louisiana that has been highly praised.
When College Degrees Impede Opportunity
College credentialing and degree inflation tend to serve the needs of employers, not students, write Frederick M. Hess and Grant Addison.