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Yes, Virginia is O.K. But…
Garrison Walters offers some thoughts on the lessons that trustees and others should (and shouldn't) have drawn from the University of Virginia's governance meltdown.
My Substitute Semester
An unexpected message from an unlikely source helped Michael Bugeja return to the classroom.
Let's Get Small
Jeremy Bernstein's "A Palette of Particles" offers a guided tour of the subatomic universe. Scott McLemee goes on a trip.
Connection in China - I
Michael Roth lectures on Jefferson, Emerson and Dewey at Peking University -- and finds an audience intrigued by the ideas of liberal education.
Academic Jerks
A professor's reflection on personalities prevalent in academe strikes a chord with scholars.
Connection in China -- II
Rick Ostrander travels to Hangzhou and considers how he can attract students to a Christian liberal arts institution in Michigan that doesn't judge its value by U.S. News rankings.
Little Help for Low-Income Students
By providing data on colleges' "average net price," the Obama administration's College Scorecard has replaced one not-very-useful indicator (sticker price) with another, writes Abigail Seldin.
The Particle Accelerator of Learning
Peter Stokes takes a peek inside the latest laboratory spawned by MIT and Harvard -- edX, the nonprofit MOOC provider.