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Cheers and Cautions on Credit Cards

A new federal law will protect college students from excessive debt, but it has flaws of omission and commission that will most affect the most vulnerable, writes Karen Gross.

Everywhere and Nowhere

Kevin M. Schultz and Paul Harvey consider the status of religion in the study of history.

On Teaching Christianity

Colleges shouldn't be afraid of adding theological approaches to the dominant sociological or historical focus, writes Adam Kotsko.

A Taste for Language

An academic autobiography that's not at all self-centered? Scott McLemee looks into an interesting composition.

Gerrymandering the Canon

Scholars should move beyond dividing literature by nationality and stop equating literature with literature written in English, writes Dan Edelstein.

Don't Avoid Conflicts; Mine Them

It was late at night on a spring evening in 2006 at Columbia University, and a dozen of us remained...

Survival of the Disciplines

Why are some departments being eliminated while others are secure? Where will all this pruning leave academe? Meg Worley wonders about the future.

Lessons from a Super Loss

The seeds of the Colts’ defeat were written several weeks earlier -- with implications for higher education, Karen Gross writes.