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Off the Shelf

Ever dreamt of weeding out the excess books in your office? Scott McLemee interviews a professor who did the deed.

Better Than Expected, Worse Than It Seems

Gary Orfield, Erica Frankenberg and Liliana M. Garces write that colleges and their students will suffer because of the Supreme Court's desegregation decision.

People Get Ready

Laurence Musgrove wants professors to feel the emotions that drew them to teaching and learning -- and emotions generally.

The Wrong Type of Auction

If Congress wants to bring market forces to federal student loans, it should auction existing loans to determine their value, not the right to make loans, Arthur Hauptman writes.

Counting Ponytails

We need progress toward gender equity in athletics, but the current debate isn't helping, writes Welch Suggs.

Pottering Around

The end is near! Scott McLemee checks on the scholarly response to Harry Potter as devotees await the final chapter.

Stop Starving Our Urban Public Universities

Underfunding colleges that serve large numbers of low-income and minority students risks turning them into "dropout factories," Stephen Jordan writes.

Going Global 101

J. Michael Adams and Angelo Carfagna offer 10 tips for internationalizing your college and its curriculum.