Filter & Sort
Billion-Dollar Boondoggle?
Universities shouldn't be competing to host the next presidential libraries, but should be working to reform the concept of presidential libraries, writes Ben Hufbauer.
Where's the Evidence?
There are many ways to measure learning that takes place outside of traditional classrooms. John F. Ebersole wants to know why MOOCs aren't using the available techniques.
Opinion
The New For-Profits
Nonprofit colleges and universities are using a new breed of corporate entities to take their academic programs online. The institutions may be giving away too much money and control, Paul LeBlanc warns.
Is Teaching 'Junk Science' Protected by Academic Freedom?
Marjorie Heins considers the controversy over a course offered at Ball State University, and argues that this is about more than any absolute right.
Skewing Dude-ward?
Despite two generations of work by feminist literary critics, a study indicates that new books by men get disproportionate attention from reviewers. Scott McLemee reports from the literary battlefront.
Preventing Separate and Unequal
A new report from the Century Foundation offers a pathway to a revolution for community colleges. Wick Sloane urges the colleges' presidents and students to hear the call.
A Naming Opportunity
As dean of students, Lee Burdette Williams is responsible for reading graduates' names at commencement -- an honor that carries with it anxiety as well as excitement.
