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Otto Weininger's writings were bizarre, unoriginal and morbid. So why are they classics?

As public skepticism about the price and management of higher education grows, college leaders must do more than just improve their public relations, Patrick Callan argues.

A recent, much-publicized report on college advice was based on out-of-date information, write Christine Ward, Tim Grothaus and Catherine Tucker.

There's a lot of talk about returning veterans going to college, but are we really doing as much as we can for them? Mike Rose asks.

The decision to honor a work in religious studies has provoked controversy. Scott McLemee meditates on the protest.

Recent debate about freeing professors to commercialize their inventions misses the mark, write Joshua Powers and Eric Campbell, who suggest rethinking the profit motive entirely.

Phil Baty, who oversees a controversial international rating of universities, admits that the process had serious flaws, but argues that rankings serve a legitimate purpose.

What they said, and what they really meant: David Galef channels a faculty gathering.