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Efforts to define and measure learning and other indicators of colleges' success will fall short if they occur outside the academy and ignore the faculty, A. Lee Fritschler argues.

Colleges need a full agenda -- not just federal aid -- to serve this key population of students, writes Steven Knapp.

The only meaningful way to help adjuncts is to grant them tenure, writes Cary Nelson. And that will require full support from those who have tenure.

Maria Shine Stewart presents a paean to the adviser who, wordlessly, helps her navigate the world of professional writing.

Ron Feemster describes his efforts to help community college journalists learn their craft. (Spoiler alert: He's no longer employed there.)

Once, the e-book reader was a futuristic fantasy. Scott McLemee faces the ambivalence of living it out.

Let's stop using the term "faculty-driven," especially for things that aren't in fact driven by the faculty, writes Laurence Musgrove.

Faculty members should think about how they can support and guide, not just critique, those taking on new administrative roles this semester, writes Daniel L. Kain.