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Split Division III? Proceed With Caution
The colleges considering leaving the NCAA’s nonscholarship competitive level risk hurting their institutions and turning off students, W. Kent Barnds writes.
Starting Out in the Evening
An unfilmable novel about literary life hits the cineplex. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
A Place of More
Debra Carney considers the lessons of coaching students in Cambodia and the United States.
On College Costs, Be Careful What You Wish For
If in the name of accountability, higher education is forced to focus obsessively on reducing expenses, the results won't yield the kind of institutions Americans want and need, writes William G. Durden.
Both Sides Now
Having received readers' reports on her manuscripts and contributed to those for others, Caroline Levine writes about why she imposed a rule on herself.
Does Class Size Matter?
Daniel Barwick challenges the assumption that small is always best in the college classroom.
Around the Web
What are the best academic blogs you've never heard of? Scott McLemee beats the bushes for leads
Hire a Geezer
Rob Weir argues that top colleges and universities can get better by getting grayer -- at least in selecting professors.