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The Value of a Textbook

Robert Brooker sympathizes with his students' complaints about the books' costs, but argues that their value is worth it.

A Defense of Non-European Languages

Alexander Maxwell argues that eliminating a German department may be an entirely appropriate decision for a university to make.

Of Mentors and Intellectuals

A recent loss reminds Rob Weir of the importance of looking for ideas in unorthodox places.

From Plymouth Rock to Plato's Retreat

Last week, Intellectual Affairs gave the recent cable TV miniseries “Sex: The Revolution” a nod of recognition, however qualified, for...

Toward Federal Funding of Guaranteed Student Loans

The U.S. government's new plan for keeping lenders in the loan program -- requested by lenders themselves -- resuscitates an appealing idea that they rejected a decade ago, Donald M. Feuerstein writes.

Foul Play

Carolyn F. Segal, an English professor, and Libby Segal, her daughter and a college athlete, reflect on what it means when a team is eliminated.

Foul Play

Carolyn F. Segal, an English professor, and Libby Segal, her daughter and a college athlete, reflect on what it means when a team is eliminated.

Demise of a Good Idea

College lobbyists cited privacy issues to kill off "unit records," writes Kevin Carey, even as they use a similar system for their own purposes.