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Revolution on Stage
A long-lost play about the Haitian slave revolt is out in a scholarly edition. Scott McLemee wants tickets.
Why the NCAA Will Play On
The college sports group is "reviled and legally besieged," but after 30 years of tilting at its windmills, Murray Sperber believes it is legally and politically invulnerable.
The Curious Case of Megan Thode
Carolyn Foster Segal discusses the lessons higher education might learn from the sad story of the student who sued her university over a C+ grade.
Writing in Private
Bob Blaisdell explains why his remedial English students so dislike writing in class -- and why he needs to get them comfortable doing so.
NCAA Reform Gone Wrong
A decade of policies aimed at holding colleges accountable for athletes' academic performance has actually undermined the integrity of higher education, Gerald Gurney and Richard Southall argue.
The Right Path to MOOC Credit?
The recent announcement that a higher education group will award credit for individual massive open online courses may be a step in the wrong direction, writes Pamela Tate.
Velvet Prisons
A new documentary puts cultural historian and academic gadfly Russell Jacoby on screen. Scott McLemee gets a front-row seat.