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The Bipartisan Exception
Immigration reform has the potential to become law, and college and university leaders need to rally behind the bill emerging from the Senate, writes Peter McPherson.
Spam Wars
From Monty Python to your e-mailbox, it's everywhere. Scott McLemee finds its history surprisingly digestible.
Not Quite an End to Affirmative Action
Michael A. Olivas analyzes a ruling in a case he says had no business being before the Supreme Court.
Where Are the Savings?
Christopher Newfield digs into the details of the Georgia Tech-Udacity deal and emerges with lots of doubts about the economics of the arrangement and its impact on higher education.
University Presses and the Reagan Test
Are college and university presses better off than they were four (or six) years ago? Joseph Esposito assesses the changing environment.
10 Dubious Claims About Higher Ed Decline
Sure, higher education has its problems, but the assertion that it is broken is based on a series of statements that are misleading or simply untrue, writes Arthur Hauptman.
Hunting Prehistory
Two million years after Australopithecus, humankind is sitting pretty. Scott McLemee finds a new book explaining how we got here. (Hint: It was served very rare.)
Regilding the Ivory Tower
David Mihalyfy considers the role of wealth in determining who can pursue an academic career in the humanities.