Filter & Sort
Approach and Avoid
A new book discusses the power and fascination of humiliation. Scott McLemee can't look away.
Unexpected Conversations
Pamela Bedore, Tom Deans and Thomas Lawrence Long reflect on a faculty committee that was a success without pushing for change.
The Public Service Obligation
A stint in public higher education left Paula M. Krebs wondering how private liberal arts colleges think about their obligations to their local communities.
Get Out While You Can
Tenured professors should make alternate career contingency plans before the higher ed system collapses, writes James D. Miller.
Closing the Gap
The experience of a women's college may point to steps all institutions can take to diversify science and technology fields, writes Jane McAuliffe.
Ecumenical vs. Evangelical
A historian's thoughts on recent American religious history resonate with the campaign season. Scott McLemee looks around the paywall.
Drop the Ball
If universities want to end athletic scandals, they need to kill Division I football and basketball, writes Lewis Margolis.
Beauty Pays
Daniel S. Hamermesh studied why more attractive people are more successful -- and found evidence that the trend applies in academe.