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Gina Barreca is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut.

Mark Bauerlein is a professor of English at Emory University.

Marc Bousquet is the author of How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation.

Laurie Fendrich is a painter and director of the Comparative Arts and Culture Graduate Program at Hofstra University.

Dan Greenberg is a longtime observer of science policy and politics.

John L. Jackson Jr. is an associate professor of communication and anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Stan Katz directs the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School.

Guest blogger Michael Nelson, a former editor of The Washington Monthly, is a professor of political science at Rhodes College.

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg served for 30 years as university president, most recently at George Washington University.

Brainstorm Alumni

Guest blogger Marty Nemko is a career coach and higher-education policy writer who has been consultant to 15 college presidents.

Bob Zemsky serves as chairman of the Learning Alliance at the University of Pennsylvania.

September 5, 2008

Michael Nelson
Prez Debate at Ole Miss, Part II

Why the University of Mississippi decided to seek a debate. The second in a series.

John L. Jackson Jr.
Postdoc or Tenure-Track Job?

Is one a decidely better first option for newly minted Ph.D.‘s in the humanities and social sciences?

September 4, 2008

Laurie Fendrich
College Success Depends on the Dentist

Without good teeth, no one has a smile, and without a smile, no one has a chance.

Dan Greenberg
Obama Outlines Changes for Science Policy

He calls for more money for basic research and reversal of Bush policies on stem cells and global change. Over all, though, he’d make few major changes in how Washington supports and uses science.

September 3, 2008

Gina Barreca
Where Credit is Due ... Palin's Speech

I was more impressed by her acceptance speech than I thought I would be — not by her message, because there wasn’t any, but by her poise and ability to deliver a funny line without stepping on it.

Stan Katz
Weather Woes

How badly has the University of Iowa been affected by the spring flood? How great a threat is extreme weather to educational institutions?

Michael Nelson
Hosting a Presidential Debate: The Ole Miss Experience, Part I

Guess who’s coming to campus? The first in a series.

Gina Barreca
Palin, Palin, Over the Bounding McCain

“These are the folks who say they’re against abortion because birth is a miracle. Hey, popcorn is a miracle, too, if you don’t know how it’s done.”

September 2, 2008

John L. Jackson Jr.
Do Politicians and Pundits Think We're Stupid?

Haven’t we had enough of the political double standards that allow us to bend over backwards in reading our own party’s plights generously while treating the other party with ruthlessly self-interested stinginess?

Dan Greenberg
Where $1-Million Is Modest Pay

Twenty-one college football coaches top $2-million a year, while four were over $3-million.

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