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July-August 2011

Volume 97, Number 4

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Features

Angry Badgers
By Mari Jo Buhle and Paul Buhle
Protests in Wisconsin revive the state of "badgerness."

Learning from Wisconsin
By Jamie Owen Daniel
The wolf is now inside your house, so organize.

Social Protest and the Future of Higher Education in Puerto Rico
By Victor M. Rodríguez
Repression and civil rights absuses have accompanied protests against tuition hikes.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube—and Democracy
By Bob Samuels
The shape of new social movements shaped by social media.

Academic Librarians in the Breach
By Steve Aby
Distinctions matter, even in the heat of attacks against collective bargaining.

Top Ten Workplace Issues for Faculty Members and Higher Education Professionals
By Greta Petry
Keep track of these issues, and the office will feel less like Office Space.

Working Together
By Tom Matthews
Bridging the divide between faculty members and academic professionals.

How To Radicalize Graduate Students
By Heather Steffen
You can take steps to intimidate, alienate, and agitate a flock of graduate students.

The Dress Rehearsal for McCarthyism
By Carol Smith
CCNY witnessed the largest political purge of faculty members in US history.

Accountability, Bureaucratic Bloat, and Federal Funding of Higher Education
A Q&A with Virginia Foxx, chair of the House subcommittee on higher education.

Nota Bene

New Faculty Union Under Attack
By Gwendolyn Bradley

Annual Conference

Columns