Views

A new book revisits Manicheaism. Scott McLemee takes a look at the world religion that didn't quite make it.

Professors don’t view academic library portals as their source for scholarly resources. Rather than fight that trend, Steven Bell writes, librarians should transform their Web sites and put their content where faculty and students can find it.

In their honest desire to satisfy the current demand for “accountability” in higher education, many academics have begun to worship...

Economic turmoil, change in Washington and demographic shifts make this an ideal time to rethink the way colleges recruit and admit students, write Jerome A. Lucido and Morton Owen Schapiro.

The destructive impact of a form of discrimination shouldn't be used to justify solutions that may amount to public relations and violate the rights of innocent faculty members, writes Gary Rhoades.

Liberty Hyde Bailey was part Al Gore, part Indiana Jones. Scott McLemee looks into the revival...

Although not a member of the faith, Kent John Chabotar finds the role of silence and respect for minority opinions to be relevant in navigating college finances during the worldwide economic crisis.

Ron Baenninger -- having retired from a career as a professor at a university -- considers what it means to be First Man at a college.