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Ivory Tower vs. Fordist Education
Bashing theory will not help us understand the role of the liberal arts or create a path forward for higher education, writes Shailja Sharma.
Theory and the Humanities, Once More
Much of the analysis in the humanities in recent decades has been embarrassing and has hurt serious scholarship, writes Mark Bauerlein.
'More Complicated Than That'
A new book by a British scientist tackles science and medicine in a muckraking spirit. Scott McLemee thinks Americans need it ASAP.
Veterans at Elite Colleges, 2014
In his annual survey of the nation's wealthiest and most selective colleges, Wick Sloane finds most of them are doing little to enroll the men and women who serve in the military.
I Am Woman. Hear Me Reason.
With apologies to Helen Reddy, Judith Shapiro questions the rationale offered by some for women's colleges to admit transgender students.
On Assessing Student Learning, Faculty Are Not the Enemy
Instead of criticizing professors as unhelpful recalcitrants, administrators should admit that assessment shapes what is taught and include the faculty as partners in creating the right kind of assessment, Jeffrey Alan Johnson argues.
What's the Academic's Role?
When Jason D. Seacat shared results of his scholarship with the popular press, he faced criticism and some soul-searching over his role as an academic researcher.
Pressed for Time
Our devices grow ever more efficient, yet our lives only more harried. Scott McLemee reviews a book on the paradox of digital temporality.