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Distant Early Warning

Masterpiece or not, William S. Burroughs' "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": An Electronic Revolution fills a puzzling lacuna in the Beat author's bibliography, writes Scott McLemee.

Democratizing the American University

When it comes to cases like that of Avita Ronell, American universities can learn a lot from British ones, argues Rebecca Gould.

The Ronell Case and the Catholic Church

Defenders of Avital Ronell should look to the uncovering of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, argues Kathryn Meredith Doyle.

Blockchain Pixie Dust

Jonathan A. Poritz warns that colleges and universities should not rush too quickly to embrace the new technology for distributed public ledgers on the internet.

Why University Presidents Are (and Aren’t) Losing Their Jobs

A key common problem in the recent string of presidential resignations involves a lack of shared governance, argues William G. Tierney.

Leaving So Soon?

Why are growing numbers of presidential tenures short-lived, asks Clara M. Lovett, and what can we learn from them?

The Question of Deplorable Snowflakes

Scott Dalrymple considers the gap between anti-intellectualism and higher education, and how to bridge it.

Ethical College Admissions: Test Recycling

The greatest threat to the SAT is test security, writes Jim Jump.