Asserts that the systematic de-emphasis of print (as opposed to electronic) media and the unique habits of mind they alone inculcate suppresses the spirit of inquiry because it foreshortens the horizon of ideas to which a student may be exposed and narrows the cognitive options for developing and exploring alternative ways of thinking. (EV)

It is proposed that the postmodern university, with its emphasis on technology and its market orientation, departs from the true principals of liberal education, which is the development of intellect: the ability to think clearly and critically and to understand ourselves and others. (MSE)

The evolution and role of the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study, founded to provide year-long, part-time fellowships for women doctorates wishing to pursue independent scholarly or creative projects, are described. The program, which encourages applications from mothers whose intellectual work had been put on hold, is seen as one of the…

As the needs of students and the workforce change, professors and business leaders find they have more educational goals in common, including basic quantitative and verbal literacy, intellectual breadth, cultural breadth, and perhaps most surprising, sensitivity to the needs of others. (Author/MSE)

A retired academic describes the process by which he became interested in the profession of teaching and comments on college teaching as a career, focusing on the satisfactions of the college environment, rewards of academic work, and the pleasure of sharing intellectual excitement with peers. (MSE)