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September/October 2007: In This Issue

Institutions, Accreditors, and the Federal Government: Redefining Their "Appropriate Relationship"

by Judith Eaton

For almost two years, accrediting organizations and higher-education institutions have been confronted with a most serious challenge from the federal government, one that goes to the heart of the role and purposes of colleges and universities ...
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Truth Without Action: The Myth of Higher-Education Accountability
by Kevin Carey

September 2006, the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education issued an indictment of American higher education...
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Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education?
by Carl Wieman
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Second Chance, Not Second Class: A Blueprint for
Community-College Transfer
by Stephen J. Handel
Perspectives: Contributing to Our Students' Moral Lives
by Jeffrey Nesteruk

Risky Business: Promises and Pitfalls of Institutional Transparency
by George D. Kuh
Blueprints, Tools, and the Reality Before Us:
Improving Doctoral Education in the Humanities
by Joseph Heathcott
Editorial: Habits Die Hard
by Margaret A. Miller
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