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How Professors Contribute to the Democratic Deficit

Civic engagement and social change are not priorities of faculty members -- the very individuals responsible for inspiring, teaching and guiding our future leaders, writes Samuel J. Abrams.

Talking Presidents Off the Ledge

College presidents today are confronting challenges that they did not create and often can’t control, writes Susan Resneck Pierce.

Ethical College Admissions: Rethinking the Rec Letter

Jim Jump wonders if they are serving applicants and colleges as they should.

Research in the Humanities: Who’s Counting?

As humanists, to make an impression inside our institutions and in the outside world, we need to do a much better job of counting the support our faculty members receive to pursue their work, argues George Justice.

Of Grift and Government

Scott McLemee reviews Can Government Do Anything Right? by Alasdair Roberts.

Our Questionable Support of Diversity in Higher Ed

Despite all our professed support of the concept, Clara M. Lovett asks, how much do we truly value it?

Distance Legal Education and Academic Freedom

As the American Bar Association debates its rules governing online learning, Ken Randall asks a more fundamental question: Why should the accreditor limit how law faculties choose to teach?

A Bird on a Reed

In a difficult environment for higher education and the nation, Mort Maimon discovers resilience in adversity in a somewhat surprising place.