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Stop Defending the Liberal Arts

Mary Crane cares deeply about disciplines that feel under attack, but thinks they would be better served by focusing on improving them.

College Is Still Worth It

Flawed data on education and jobs have inspired politicians and reporters -- wrongly -- to assert that fewer Americans need a higher education, Anthony Carnevale writes.

A Program Is Not a Plan

If colleges want to make real improvements on retention and graduation rates, they need to think about the entire institution, not any one effort, however worthy, write John N. Gardner and Andrew K. Koch.

Female Complaints

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is a feminist classic. Scott McLemee looks into the story behind the story.

Living and Learning on the Third Shift

A great deal of work and learning -- and less ideal activities -- unfold on campuses overnight. Colleges should pay more attention to what happens then, writes Lee Burdette Williams.

Gabrielle Giffords' Message

The entire nation is reeling with the devastating events in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. While we...

Because No System Defines Me

Will Hochman responds to an anonymous poem about leaving an academic career with a poem about staying.

Building for Tomorrow

Like many colleges, U of All People still seems to be putting up facilities even as it is slashing budgets elsewhere. David Galef reports.