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Long Distance Mom: 'Superman' and Teacher Evaluation
There’s been a lot of negative media lately, particularly surrounding education and teachers' unions in Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. My...
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Separation anxiety
Illinois decision to decouple IT chain of command from the academic one, and resignation of a displeased CIO, sparks debate on "centralized" technology.
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Models for Post-University Life
With higher education no longer a reliable patron of work in arts and letters, it's time to consider new approaches to living the life of the mind, writes Andrew Taggart.
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Photography and Political Violence
Susie Linfield's The Cruel Radiance has won acclaim for its defense of the moral value of photojournalism. Scott McLemee talks to the author.
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Dust in the Wind
For the benefit of those who wonder what administrators talk about in closed-door meetings, and why we come out looking...
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Traditional Faculty: For-Profit Institution - An Interview
I’m curious about the life of full-time faculty at for-profits for four reasons: Sociological: I just don’t know too much...
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Green is not sustainable
A lot of the people I talk to use the words "green" and "sustainable" interchangeably. If I'm tired, occasionally I...
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An Open University
What will the university of the future look like? If we are to believe Bill Gates, it will be open...