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Beyond the Digital Divide
Do the wretched of the earth need mobile phones? Scott McLemee recommends a symposium,
Health Care Mandates: A Reply
College groups are trying to avoid having some of the mandates of health care reform apply to the insurance plans they provide to students, write Bryan Liang and Tim Mackey.
Waiting for the Incredible Hulk
It's not just K-12 students who need help from a superhero, writes Angel B. Pérez.
Souls for Sale
If marketing is evil, then we all should be devil’s advocates, writes W. Kent Barnds.
Asking Too Much (and Too Little) of Accreditors
Congressional concerns about for-profit college oversight reveal need for new system of accountability to protect the public interest across higher education, writes Anne D. Neal.
The State of the Rankings
Efforts to evaluate universities from around the world may be flawed, but they aren't going away so they need to be understood, writes Philip G. Altbach.
Critical Intellectuals on Writing
A neglected book offers insights into how prominent scholars produce their work. Scott McLemee makes a recommendation.
Veterans Day 2010
Wick Sloane's annual look at the status of veterans at selective colleges finds some laggards -- and one pleasant surprise, at William & Mary.