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Leaders, One and All
Rice University says it believes all of its students can be leaders with the right cultivation and coaching. The university hopes a new $50 million institute will give students that push.
'Soft Censorship' Over Climate Change?
Australian university's decision to forgo federal funding for policy center over opposition to a researcher's views on climate change prompts concern about state of academic freedom and exchange of ideas.
Challenging the Rationale for Job Cuts
AAUP reports condemn Felician, U of Southern Maine for alleged violations of academic freedom and tenure system ahead of likely censure votes.
Opinion
Frye Revived
The pre-eminent literary theorist of the 1960s and '70s went out fashion -- yet never really went away. Scott McLemee looks into the afterlife of an original.
Twitterstorm
Boston U distances itself from an incoming professor's controversial remarks about white male college students.
Asking Students to Bare It All
A professor's assignment in which all students are naked (and he is, too) offers a chance for him to explain how to teach performance art.
We've Got Your Back
When a Polk State professor found himself accused of being anti-Christian, the college's leaders answered back -- and said he was entitled to academic freedom.
'Organizing Enlightenment'
Author of new book on the creation of the research university discusses the role of disciplines and information overload -- from the 18th century to the rise of MOOCs.