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New Civil Rights Movement
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated at the US Capitol on Sunday to demand LGBT equality. Scott McLemee thinks while marching...
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How Community Colleges Can Reach Obama's Goals
Americans have long prided ourselves on our higher education system, but lately a much more negative image has emerged. The...
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Picking Up Crumbs
Cuts in the cookie budget of the nation's wealthiest university don't illustrate hardship so much as show how lopsided support for higher education is, writes Drew A. Bennett.
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Time Off for Good Behavior
David Galef shares a memo distributed by the henchman (er, administrator) hired to enforce the furloughs at U of All People.
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Behavior Management and a University System
A strategy focused on coordination, goals, data and results (and a willingness to make adjustments) can change higher education, writes Alexandra W. Logue.
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The Filth and the Fury
Need a guide to vocabulary in the focative case? Scott McLemee looks at the definitive study of "the F word."
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The Misguided 'Online Skills Laboratory'
While seeking to make college more affordable and accessible, the Obama administration has launched a worrisome but largely unnoticed assault...
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Change Through Debate
Academe has a unique ability to promote political civility in the United States, writes Susan Herbst.