In the News
Throwing Smoke: Baseball, Bull Durham and the Classroom
- Jim Tuten
- June 27, 2008
- Inside Higher Ed, Durham (N.C.) Herald Sun (Jul 6)
I have come to see that my classes over the span of a semester are a lot like a baseball season. (read more)
Approve This Message: Let’s Have a Real Election
- David Reingold
- May 13, 2008
- Huntingdon Daily News, Altoona Mirror (May 17)
Is it possible to have an election in which the focus is on the issues? If it’s ever going to happen, this is the year. (read more)
The Ratings Game: Searching for a New Model
- Thomas R. Kepple Jr
- May 4, 2008
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Harrisburg Patriot News (May 11), Altoona Mirror (May 11), Huntingdon Daily News (May 8)
The U.S. secretary of education, Margaret Spellings, recently declared her intention to get into the college-ranking game - sending a chill up the spines of college and university presidents everywhere. (read more)

