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Carrots for Faculty
If federal officials want a renewed emphasis on quality teaching in higher ed, they need to find a new way to reward the best thinking about pedagogy the same way they reward the best research ideas, writes Kiernan Mathews. That means real money.
Lesson From Donald Trump
An episode of "The Apprentice" prompted Christopher A. Hirschler to change the way he handles student presentations in class.
Anarchy and Commercialism
The problems facing scholarly journals extend well beyond the "publish or perish" syndrome, and grow from it, write Philip G. Altbach and Brendan Rapple.
Tweet, Loc. Cit.
MLA has a format for citing Twitter? Scott McLemee looks at the shape of scholarly conversations to come.
Larry Summers Is Wrong About Languages
The argument that linguistic ignorance won't hold back future generations of Americans could have disastrous consequences for individuals -- and the nation, Michael E. Geisler argues.
Vagary [prob. fr. L vagari to wander]:
An eccentric or unpredictable action syn see CAPRICE. Such definitions leave Julio Alves thinking about words, precision and dictionaries.
Faculty Role in Admissions
It's time for professors to take a stand against the reliance on standardized tests, writes Joseph Soares.
Presidential Role in Admissions
It's time for presidents to take a stand against rankings, writes Lloyd Thacker.