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A Time of Urgency

A report provides both the rationale and a plan of action for colleges to recruit and retain more black, Latino and Native American students in STEM fields, writes Freeman A. Hrabowski III.

Land-Grant Livin'

If you plotted our town on one of those vintage maps that show important products, we’d be an ear of...

Young Voters and the 'Rally for Sanity'

Last week Inside Higher Ed published a column by Scott McLemee entitled “Rude Democracy,” which discussed Jon Stewart’s Rally to...

Putting the 'Humanities' in 'Digital Humanities'

Reflecting on the recent The Humanities and Technology conference ( THAT Camp) in San Francisco, what strikes me most is...

Shrub Studies

In a new collection of essays, scholars assess the presidency of George W. Bush. Scott McLemee takes a look.

If Henry Could See Us Now

When some colleagues thought they would enhance student reading of Walden by reconstructing Thoreau's cabin, they ran into bureaucracy that offered its own lessons, writes Michael Smith.

Not Dodging Health Care Law

Higher education's efforts to assure continuation of student insurance plans reflect a need to clear up ambiguity in the law, write Terry Hartle and Steven Bloom.

No Excuses, Mr. President

It's time for the Obama administration to look at the disconnect between its education agenda and the goals of teachers and parents, writes Marc Bousquet.