Faculty Issues

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower describes the realities of teaching writing as an adjunct to poorly prepared students -- and questions whether many of them should be in college.

Dickinson looks to infuse liberal education into military training -- and to get similar colleges to build ties to the armed forces.

Despite legal roadblock in Google Books project, libraries might soon benefit from other digital search-and-retrieval services.

With a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and a faculty position in Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, David...

As a leading economist of education, Charles T. Clotfelter has brought data-driven analysis to many key topics surrounding American schools...

Sloan Consortium develops standardized metrics for assessing quality of online programs.

With free e-books, you often get what you pay for. Scott McLemee discovers the art of making do-it-yourself editions.

A long-awaited decision by a federal judge could be a significant blow to Google's attempts to sell access to books it scanned from university libraries.