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The Practical Humanities
They prepare students for the challenges they will confront in their professional, political, social and cultural lives, argues Elizabeth H. Bradley.
Saving the Humanities and Ben Franklin’s Ass
Assertions about the value of the humanities should not be predominantly defensive responses to those who mistakenly deride the economic outcomes of such an education, warns Robert Newman.
Ethical College Admissions: A Focus on 'Fit'
A new report points to the need to challenge the cult of rankings, writes Jim Jump.
A Road to Nowhere
Many community colleges rely too much on associate degrees that have little labor market value and too rarely lead to a four-year credential, Ryan Craig argues.
Billion-Year Spree
In On the Future: Prospects for Humanity, Martin Rees encourages us to think beyond the new norms of diminished and collapsing expectations, writes Scott McLemee.
The One-Time-Only Trigger Warning
Stephen J. Ceci, Scott O. Lilienfeld and Wendy M. Williams suggest a possible solution to the thorny debate over the practice.
From Anxious Online Dean to Confident Virtual Instructor
Robert Ubell spent years encouraging professors to overcome their fears, try something new and teach on the web. Now he's trying to practice what he preached.
A Climate of Intimidation
The reopening of the U.S. Department of Education's investigation into Rutgers University is not, as claimed, about anti-Semitism, argues Tallie Ben-Daniel.