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Civility and Free Speech

Henry Reichman argues that several recent statements from college leaders indeed pose a threat to academic freedom.

The Costs of Free

Eliminating community college tuition sounds great, but Robert Kelchen questions who really benefits.

A Civility Manifesto

Cary Nelson writes that the calls for civility on campus are appropriate -- and need not squelch academic freedom, strong advocacy or unpopular views.

Why We Invited Mumia Abu-Jamal

The public discussion of a recent speech, from behind bars, to Goddard graduates incorrectly portrayed the speaker and the college, writes Jan Clausen.

I Am Curious (Yellow)

They die a thousand times, and heroes only once -- but nobody analyzes them. Scott McLemee consults the first history of cowardice

Forgetting the Faculty

When higher education administrators and reforms ignore the role of professors, write Philip G. Altbach and Martin J. Finkelstein, they risk killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

Respectful Difference

Sean Decatur describes how Kenyon College took a stand against anonymous online bullying.

Ministers, Not M.B.A.s

Graduate education in the humanities may need reform -- but the changes cannot treat the PhD as a high-end professional credential, writes Johann Neem.