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April 11, 2020

Pandemic Waste in Higher Education

Neetu Arnold

The coronavirus emergency has forcibly brought to light much of the flagrant wastefulness within higher education. Why not take this opportunity to trim the fat before next semester?

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April 10, 2020

Coronavirus and Closing Colleges

David Randall

The financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic have put many colleges, particularly of the small, private variety, on a death watch. 

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April 9, 2020

Farewell to Beach Books

David Randall

It's time to say goodbye to our decade-long survey of college common readings. 

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April 8, 2020

Is There a Woman’s Perspective in Literature?

Carol Iannone

Academic Questions Editor-at-Large Carol Iannone endeavors to defend Elizabeth Hardwick's work from its radical feminist critics.

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April 8, 2020

Rethinking University Dependence on Foreign Students

David Randall

Once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, might it not be better if we tried to attract American students and their tuition dollars by competing to provide a rigorous, remunerative education?

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