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Okay, since injury and death at the hands of our universities' Greek culture is clearly becoming the story of the year, let's begin by getting one thing straight. We're not going to get anywhere with this subject until we excise the phrase Greek culture.

Papa John's CEO John Schnatter is upset about "Obamacare." It's complicated.

On Sunday evening, after thirteen days, the electricity came back on. By the time it returned, my wife, kids, our dog, and I had moved into a neighbor’s den and had adjusted as well as possible.

Nadia Taha has two interesting articles on the economic price of parenting in The New York Times this week. Her thoughts have evoked emotional responses, both in the comments to the second article and in blog comments.

Is there an alternative term to World University Rankings that would better reflect the realities of the very uneven global landscape of higher education and research?

The last time I taught a class called “History of Math”, a class I rarely teach at Ursuline College, my...

As students and families are questioning the value of a college degree and unsure about the accumulating debt in the process, it is critical to make the case for the value of education on our campuses and even to reallocate the savings offered by efficiencies to improve that value.

What are the implications for academia?