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A World Without Time and Money

The obsolete watch.
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My McSweeney's/Education Story

Two of the most meaningful things in my life are more similar than I ever thought.
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The CEO Is the Difference

Colleges -- especially those facing major financial difficulties -- need leaders who can craft a vision as well as carry it out, write Yoram and Edith Neumann.
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Motor City, Rusting

The 18th century saw the rise of a taste for crumbling architecture and beautiful ruins. Scott McLemee looks at a study of the contemporary equivalent.
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Buying Blackboard, Redux

Blackboard is for sale, again. Let the speculation begin!
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Would It Be So Bad If We All Went Under?

Kate Blanchard wonders if what higher education truly needs is a fresh start -- even if that means the end of institutions that many revere.
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Do You Know Your Brand Architecture?

The first decision an institution must make when defining brand architecture is: are we a branded house or a house of brands?
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The Opposite of Hope Isn't Despair

I have very few hopes for the future of higher education, and yet, I don't despair.