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‘Quit Lit’ Then and Now

Grant Shreve notes that the genre dates back to the 1970s, and considers the differences between the writing of that era and today.

Do We Know What History Students Learn?

It's not enough to say that they pick up critical thinking skills, write Sam Wineburg, Joel Breakstone and Mark Smith. It's time to offer evidence.

Ethical College Admissions: David Hogg, Laura Ingraham and Rejections

Jim Jump considers how the current controversy relates to college admissions issues generally.

The Liberal Arts and the Meaning of a University

The claim that cutting back on certain liberal arts majors means that an institution cannot be a university makes assumptions that are worth examining, writes Greg Summers.

Wild, Wild 'Westworld'

Scott McLemee reviews Westworld and Philosophy, a collection of essays to be published shortly before the second season of the HBO series begins.

Academe vs. U.S. Gun Culture

Rebecca Dyer highlights the growing movement to divest from gun manufacturers.

Educational Improvement at the Meso Scale

Small-group collaborations like the Empirical Educator Project can help bridge the gap between local innovations and national ones, and between college leaders and companies, Matthew Rascoff and Bridgette Martin Hard write.

Facebook’s Professor Problem

The social media platform is using academic pedigrees to whitewash unethical practices, Mark Bartholomew writes.