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How Entertaining Does Education Need to Be?

Taking a class and watching Scandal aren’t the same thing.

Feb. 21 2014 10:45 AMThe President and the PaupersShould university presidents’ salaries be tied to those of their lowest-paid employees?
Feb. 5 2014 8:15 AMLow-Income Students Don’t Have to Get Into HarvardBut they do need to graduate from community college.
Jan. 23 2014 2:29 PMDear High School Seniors: Don’t Go to College Next Year
Jan. 8 2014 8:02 AMSkin in the GameHow much is college football worth to universities?
Dec. 24 2013 11:00 AMIt's Peanut Butter Jelly TimeWhy the U.S. government should give sandwiches to needy college students.
Dec. 11 2013 7:15 AMThe Real College Barrier for Working-Poor FamiliesPell Grants are broken. Can they be fixed?
Nov. 29 2013 11:15 AMHow Academia Sometimes Behaves Like a Drug Cartel
Nov. 14 2013 1:02 PMG.I. Joe CollegeJust 168 veterans were enrolled at prestigious U.S. colleges in 2013. That’s a national disgrace.
Oct. 31 2013 11:24 AMWanted: Adoring Female StudentsDo male professors need and seek out attention from their female students?
Oct. 16 2013 11:17 AMWhat Do We Have Against Online Classes?Americans think online courses are valuable, but doubt that employers do.
Oct. 3 2013 12:31 PMTwo Bodies, One JobWhy academic couples struggle to find work in the same cities.
Feb. 27 2014 7:24 AMReady or NotAre college graduates prepared for the workforce? Only university administrators seem to think so.
Feb. 13 2014 12:22 PMThere Is No Demand for Higher EducationJust what it represents.
Jan. 29 2014 8:47 AMThis Chancellor Was Attacked With Racist Tweets Just Because She Didn’t Cancel Classes
Jan. 16 2014 11:34 AMThe Tenure System Is BrokenHere’s how to fix it.
Jan. 3 2014 12:08 PMTweet PoliceKansas’ ability to fire professors for posting on social media is bad news for academic freedom—and may not even be legal.
Dec. 19 2013 8:43 AM“Not Just a Family Feud”Why are American academics boycotting Israeli universities?
Dec. 5 2013 12:30 PMIt's Not Just FootballOther college athletes are actually more likely to suffer concussions.
Nov. 20 2013 5:03 PMBeer Me, Esteemed ColleagueHow the academy is like a frat.
Nov. 8 2013 4:40 PMThe Right to Remain SilentDoes Brown University have a problem with free speech?
Oct. 23 2013 12:27 PMClassroom ConfidentialShould professors have any expectation of email privacy?
Oct. 9 2013 2:05 PMTMI, TeachProfessors shouldn’t act so buddy-buddy with students. It doesn’t help.
Sept. 27 2013 1:35 PMWhy Are There No MacArthur Geniuses From the South?The selection process is mysterious—and may be operating in a vacuum.