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Guest Blogger: Daniel Yoo
I planned at the start of this blog to have occasional guest writers, and today I'm pleased to bring you...
Libraries at the Cutting Edge
Far from disappearing in the Age of Google, academic and research libraries remain an integral part of students’ college educations, says Pamela Snelson.
College for Whom?
Alan Contreras asks: How should a civilized society ensure that college-able young people are not thrown away because they are poor?
Indies Under Fire
The Borders bookstore chain is "right-sizing." Scott McLemee takes a look at a new documentary about the company's effects on the culture.
Teachers and Teaching
In an excerpt from his posthumously published autobiography, James O. Freedman describes lessons he learned as an undergraduate -- and the professors who inspired him to be an educator.
Voice and View
University English departments have splintered into literature, film studies, cultural studies, linguistics, rhetoric/writing studies, and business/technical writing divisions, each with...
Tenure Reform: The Time Has Come
Hank Brown describes how and why the University of Colorado has taken on the issue -- and urges other colleges to follow.