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An Open Letter to President Obama

Drew A. Bennett offers the perspective of a two-year college leader on some ideas for change that wouldn't require a new stimulus bill.
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Error and Failure

Yesterday's IHE has a worthwhile story about 'reverse transfers' – students starting at four-year colleges and then transferring to cc's...
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Long Distance Mom: Lincoln and Darwin Turn 200

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on Feb. 12th, 1809. Why is celebrating their birthdays important? Why should...
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Eat less carbon

I was speaking recently with a representative of Greenback U's dining services. My intent (predictably) was to move them towards...
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ABCs and PhDs: Personal experiments

In my last semester as a graduate student, I TA’ed a human behavioral biology course. As it turned out, I...
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The Tuition/Aid Tango

(Or, worst "Dancing With the Stars" episode ever.) In discussion with my counterparts across my state, I'm hearing that most...
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War in the Heavens and Here Below

A new book revisits Manicheaism. Scott McLemee takes a look at the world religion that didn't quite make it.
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Ask the Administrator: Starting from Scratch

A new correspondent writes: The University of the District of Columbia is spinning off a new community college. If you...