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Don't Go to College Next Year
Gap years change students in ways that society needs -- and much more should be done to make them a possibility for all students, not just the privileged, Joe O'Shea writes.
(This) Adjunct is Dead
One longtime philosophy adjunct comes to terms with academic job market -- on his own terms.
It Ain’t What I Say
When administrators about issues such as assessment and competency-based learning, writes Judith Shapiro, the language they use is crucial if they want to engage faculty members.
Clio and Her Sisters
A new book portrays the muse of history as multitasking and interdisciplinary. Scott McLemee looks at her in a new light.
Academe Quits Me
D.G Myers faces an unceremonious end of his career as an English professor after 24 years -- and warns that the same fate may befall many of his humanities colleagues.
Tech Alone Won't Cut It
Electronic advising systems have plenty of potential, writes Melinda Mechur Karp. But they will fall short without more attention to the messy, human side educational technology.
Carpetbagging Coach's Last Lesson
The hasty departure of Penn State's football coach -- after begging his players to stay amid scandal -- is yet more evidence of college sports' hypocrisy, writes William F. Devine.
The Wrong Jury
Cary Nelson writes that the MLA is the wrong entity to judge Israeli-Palestinian disputes, and would be better off focusing on the many challenges to the humanities and academe in the U.S.