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Beyond the Jokes on 'Helicopter Parents'

When I became an associate dean for undergraduate programs not quite four years ago, I did not know the term...

Gaming Excellence

After his institution imposes an inarguable "excellence" fee on students, Clarence Sowers envisions other one-time charges to follow.

The Don'ts of Higher Ed Reform

The 18 months that I spent on Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education left me convinced that...

Race Still Matters

Colleges need a new set of discussions -- involving students, professors, administrators and their communities, write Michelle Asha Cooper and David A. Longanecker.

Wrong Things, Rightly Named

An Eastern European thinker knows what to call the practices covered in the CIA report. Scott McLemee follows his lead....

Finding One's Way By Losing It

As comforting as lamentation can be, colleges and their leaders will waste an opportunity if they respond to the economic crisis with frugality and caution, David E. Shi writes.

End of the Business Simile

With so many companies collapsing, Daniel J. Ennis notices that academics are no longer being told that they need to learn management and strategy from the corporate world.

dailynews.edu: A Proposal

Academics should do more than wring their hands over the Great Newspaper Meltdown, David Scobey argues: They should play host to campus-based ventures for local and state news.