From The Minnesota Review, an interview with Marc Bousquet on labor practices in higher education; a review of Save the World on Your Own Time by Stanley Fish; and a review essay on class, culture, and the decline of the university. Richard Kahlenberg on five myths about college admissions. Everyone remembers their first, especially English professors; Michael Erard confronts a student he busted for cheating — and who caused him to completely rethink plagiarism. A review of The Company He Keeps: A History of White College Fraternities by Nicholas L. Syrett. Learning by Degrees: Is college worth it? Louis Menand investigates (and more on The Marketplace of Ideas). A review of DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education by Anya Kamenetz (and more). NYU President John Sexton is set to open a new campus in Abu Dhabi, expand aggressively at home, and turn his school into a global franchise; next stop: China. UC-Berkeley's Michael Burawoy on a new vision of the public university. Shamus Khan on how need-blind admission ignores the plight of poverty. Wesleyan’s freshman orientation program is not at all a program designed to teach students to throw the words “Racist” and “Homophobic” around like candy — it’s so, so much worse than that. A look at the most legendary college pranks. From Al-Ahram, academia is often seen as the preserve of the critic — it is an empty freedom if society is not transformed via the efforts of criticism. What turns US students' heads? An urban vibe, celebrity alumni, top sports teams, high-profile leaders — oh, and academic reputation; Jon Marcus runs through the student checklist. A look at how Harvard hampers admissions at all top colleges. Whatever happened to the Group of 88 Duke faculty members?
