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Philosophy in Tehran (and Beyond)
Protest against a UN-sponsored conference in Iran has a new tactic. Scott McLemee reports.
Nobel Peace Prize -- for Education?
Wick Sloane wonders what it would take for someone to win the award for contributions to helping the world learn.
The Entrepreneurial University
Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein consider how leading research institutions should -- and should not -- change.
Lacking the Mission(ary) Zeal
Although many demur, faculty members have a responsibility to care about, and be role models for, students' development outside the classroom, Kevin Brown argues.
Money Over Mind
The direction of education reform is leading students and colleges in the wrong direction, write Judith Nichols and William Nichols.
At the Rendezvous of Victory
The C.L.R. James Library in London is being renamed. Scott McLemee wants to halt the vandalism.
A Federal Impediment to Quicker Degrees
Colleges have begun heeding the call to be more innovative, writes Senator Lamar Alexander -- who says a simple change in student loan policy can help colleges offer three-year diplomas.