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An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos
Donald J. Farish offers a philanthropic suggestion to the billionaire: award transformative gifts to colleges.
Good Old-Fashioned Nostalgia
Scott McLemee highlights another round of titles from next season’s offerings from university presses.
Who’s Afraid of Course Requirements?
Without rigor and cohesive requirements, the liberal arts will eventually confront a future of irrelevance, argues Michael B. Poliakoff.
Teaching Moments From the ‘Hypatia’ Controversy
Trysh Travis considers the controversy at Hypatia over Rebecca Tuvel’s article on “transracialism” in hopes of extracting some potential teaching moments from it.
What Evergreen State Could Have Taught Us
In the end, argues Christopher Leise, the questions should not have turned to “Who is right here?” but rather, “Who is white here?”
‘Every Cook Can Govern’
Scott McLemee interviews Ceri Dingle, the director of an ambitious documentary on the West Indian political theorist and scholar C. L. R. James about how Dingle, 200 volunteers and others brought such a daunting project to fruition.
Message to States: Make OER a Priority
Lorraine Haricombe says states need to follow New York's lead and advance OER initiatives.