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The Politics of Race Course Titles
Aptly titled courses and robust descriptions teach students a valuable lesson in speaking uncomfortable racial truths to white power, argues Ted Thornhill.
The Impatient Patient
Scott McLemee explores Barbara Ehrenreich’s Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer.
Unlocking 'The Longevity Economy’
Companies and institutions in the age of the vibrant old.
Grad Students Beyond Grad School
Taking a look at the cool things grad students are doing in the world.
Getting Out to Learn What's Going On
As president, Lori Varlotta takes most of her meetings out and about on the campus of Hiram College.
Gen-Ed Revision Could Be Gen-Ed Reduction
In an era of record student debt and continuing retention challenges, it's worth asking whether we might find ways to cut general-education requirements by half, argues Zachary Michael Jack.
Situating Steven Pinker's Splendid 'Enlightenment Now' Within the Progress Genre
Calling all pessimists.