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Writing Lags in Law Schools
Latest engagement survey suggests a significant number of law school students are not adequately prepared for real-world legal writing.
Giving Choice and Taking It Away
College Board says new SAT policy is designed to minimize student stress. But information it gives colleges might make students more stressed (and feeling less in control) than ever.
(Hidden) Cost of Doing Business
Expanding a college's research enterprise comes at a high price, and don't count on grants to cover it, a new paper in Academic Medicine asserts.
From Princeton to DeVry
Harold Shapiro, former president of elite private and public universities, discusses his new role as board chairman of one of the country's leading for-profit institutions.
The State of the Humanities
“Indicators” are released to provide data on students, faculty and American life.
Seeking Purpose in Graduate Course Work
History departments are changing curriculum for doctoral students, seeking to move beyond teaching professors' favorite books and toward the art of teaching.
Ignorance About 'Stop the Clock' Policies
The best of colleges' "family friendly" policies may be profoundly unfriendly if you tell new parents about them, but not...