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How Much Is Enough?
Colleges are still being too cautious about using their endowments, write Burton A. Weisbrod and Evelyn D. Asch.
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.