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America closes the book on intelligence: Our country is barely smarter than a fifth grader -- no wonder it's drowning in religious fundamentalism and political ideologues on both sides, argues Susan Jacoby.; By Laura Miller Feb 15, 2008
Will my family drag us down?: My wife and I could live anywhere and have great success as doctors, but my mother and sister are ill and need help at home.; By Cary Tennis Oct 16, 2007
Some advice for the newly academic, from the Notorious B.I.G.: Crack Commandment No. 1: Keep that Harvard monograph to your self, homeboy.; Andrew Leonard Aug 31, 2007
I'm an analytical chemist with a two-body problem: My girlfriend is going to Berkeley; should I take a dream job in Toronto?; By Cary Tennis Jun 28, 2007
Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams?: I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but...; By Cary Tennis Mar 29, 2007
What am I doing here?: I got into the hot creative writing MFA program I dreamed of, but now I feel I don't belong.; By Cary Tennis Feb 1, 2007
Mommies on the tenure track: How does motherhood affect scholarship at an Ivy League college?; Rebecca Traister Mar 20, 2006
"On Beauty" by Zadie Smith: From the author of "White Teeth" and "The Autograph Man" comes an extraordinary academic comic novel in the tradition of "Howards End" that bursts with imagination.; By Laura Miller Oct 1, 2005
Who says theory is dead?: Gender-theory superstar Judith Butler takes on 9/11 and its aftermath in a new book -- written in clear English! But the task of postmodern theory, she argues, is more crucial now than ever.; By Astra Taylor Jul 6, 2004
Right-wing colleges reject "God is an abortionist" ads: Thrilled to hear David Horowitz's pronouncement that "campus censors are on the run," I try a little free speech of my own -- at Bob Jones U. and other conservative schools.; By David Mazel Apr 27, 2001
In defense of college athletics: What's wrong with a little drunken hedonism, when sports also helps break down barriers of race and class?; By Larry S. Platt Oct 5, 2000
Wen Ho Lee's reckless defenders: The outrage at the government's prosecution of a major security breach highlights liberals' contempt for U.S. interests.; By David Horowitz Oct 3, 2000
Education, homosexuality, the media and pop culture: Readers write about academia and its disintegration, lesbians without personalities, Peter Pan syndrome among gay men and simpering nymphets of the Flockhart-Paltrow school.; By Camille Paglia Jun 9, 2000
Setting the record straight: Holocaust denier David Irving loses his London libel suit.; By Heather World Apr 11, 2000
Letters to the editor: Reactions to Diallo verdict Plus: Hard work pays off for post-docs; does AARP stand for Association for the Advancement of Rich People?; Letters to the editor Mar 1, 2000
Letters to the Editor: Horowitz is wrong: Cornel West is no lightweight! Plus: Coastal elitists bash Kansas "rednecks"; women hurt women in campus tenure battles.; Letters to the Editor Oct 18, 1999
The reeducation of a queer theorist: Battling cancer, a nice male psychoanalyst and her own sexual demons, the diva of queer theory learned a new way of living.; By Maria Russo Sep 27, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Overdosing on "ecstasy" scare stories; why are female sportswriters whining?; Letters to the Editor Jul 14, 1999
Four steps to succeeding outside the ivory tower: Escaping the crumbling tower: A former academic offers lessons in joining the real world; By Jennifer Stone Gonzalez Mar 29, 1999
Strange bedfellows: Does academic life lead to divorce?; By Christina Boufis Mar 25, 1999
Honky Blues: Abolish whiteness! say the advocates of white studies, academia's latest -- and most bewildering -- theory of race relations."; By Tim Duggan Jul 3, 1997

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