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Dear "Student-Athlete"
G. Thomas Couser has had some good encounters with athletes in his classes. But in a letter to one, he laments what the player has lost by being coddled and not caring.
Decline of the West II: The Dysoning
A prominent African-American professor unleashes a sharp attack on his mentor. Scott McLemee hears echoes amid the buzz.
It Takes a University to Build a Library
The world of libraries is changing rapidly, and those who lead them need to realize that they need the expertise of others on campus, writes Dane Ward.
A Complete Education
Joseph E. Aoun writes that it's time to stop trying to divide the curriculum into the liberal arts and practical training.
Good Morning, San Antonio
As community college leaders gather for their annual meeting, Wick Sloane asks them to advocate more aggressively for their needy (and often hungry) students.
Re: Your Recent Email to Your Professor
Students who use emojis in their emails and write “heeeeelp!” in the subject line don't necessarily know better. Paul Corrigan and Cameron Hunt McNabb present a way for professors to help such students.
The Professor's Literature of Protest
Thorstein Veblen's The Higher Learning in America is back in a new edition. Scott McLemee revisits a scathing classic.
What Is Teaching Excellence?
Colleges claim to promote it, but do we really know what it is and how to measure it, asks Alan Hughes.