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The Campus Buildings Name Game: Unfinished Business

Decisions to remove the names of controversial people from campus buildings show that the heritage of higher education is complex and even conflicting in its symbols and celebrations, writes John Thelin.

Are Great Teachers Poor Scholars?

David N. Figlio and Morton Schapiro share the results of a study in which they examined what, if any, link exists between the two.

Defending the CFPB

Congress should resist efforts to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which protects students and taxpayers, writes Christine Lindstrom.

Yiannopoulos and the Moral Crisis of Campus Conservatism

In defending their decision to host Milo Yiannopoulos's talks on grounds of freedom of speech, campus Republicans never mentioned his obscene and defamatory rhetoric, argues Robert Cohen.
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Online Course Development, By Accident or By Design?

Online learning's growth shows no signs of slowing. The Online Learning Consortium estimates that 85 percent of Americans enrolled in...

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Abraham Flexner's The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge highlights how the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake has shown itself to be a powerful force in the world, writes Scott McLemee.

Welcome to Shark Tank U

Entrepreneur mania seems to be sweeping higher education institutions, but an entire university based largely on those principles is problematic, argues Steven C. Ward.

Information Access and the 800-Pound Gorilla

Current technology offers unfettered access to good information and good scholarship, but standing in the way is the U.S. copyright law, argues Bryn Geffert.