Answer by jons_stupid_questions for Choice of textbook for an undergraduate abstract algebra course

Thanks for the advice everyone. After looking at many options and talking with faculty, it's been decided that we're using Lang's Undergraduate Algebra. I was leaning heavily towards Artin the past few days, but I was actually pleasantly surprised when I flipped through Lang's Undergraduate Algebra... far more standard organization, great exercises, and exposition is clear. It wasn't even on my radar (I was only familiar with the graduate version...) but this was strongly suggested by my advisor and it looks really fantastic.