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Calls for Change

College leaders call for societal change and urge their communities not to turn to violence in protests against racism, police brutality and the senseless killing of George Floyd.

Academic Freedom for American College's China Program

Faculty at Franklin & Marshall College raised concerns about faculty oversight and academic freedom for a planned program in Shanghai for Chinese students who can't come to campus.

‘The Merit Myth’

Author discusses his new book about how colleges admit and serve students.

Pausing Grad Admissions

Some social science departments are suspending or limiting graduate cohorts to free up money and faculty attention for students affected by the pandemic. But some question the decision, pointing to need for more social scientists in a public health crisis, not fewer.

Tenure Awarded at… Centre, Drury, Lawrence, St. Norbert

Centre College Willie Costley, Spanish Patten Mahler, economics Kelly O’Quin, biology Bruce Rodenborn, physics Iulia Sprinceana, Spanish Kaelyn Wiles, sociology...

So Much Pith

Scott McLemee reviews Shakespeare and Trump by Jeffrey R. Wilson.

Exploring Future Models for Independent Colleges

Dominican University of California president Mary Marcy talks about her recent book, The Small College Imperative, and about how the coronavirus has changed things.

Academic Freedom and COVID-19 in China

Critics of government report censorship and worse.