Filter & Sort
The Federal Regulatory Compliance Fee
Colleges should add a line to their tuition bills to help students (and politicians) understand just how much they spend on federal requirements, Diane Auer Jones writes.
Physics, Blogs and Dogs
Chad Orzel considers how scientists communicate with everyone who isn't a scientist.
George Clooney Meets Max Weber
Up in the Air illustrates the ideas -- in surprising ways -- of some of the most prominent sociologists and philosophers of industrial life, writes Susan Herbst.
The Year Ahead in IT
Lev Gonick offers a prospective look at the top technology trends in higher education in 2010.
The First of the Year
An unusual cultural journal has reinvented itself, both online and in print. Scott McLemee looks into its latest anthology.
Opinion
Control the Aid Arms Race
The economic crisis is the perfect time for colleges to get honest about merit aid, and to minimize it, writes John Roush.
Playing Mozart on the Titanic
Cary Nelson questions whether traditional scholarly meetings make any sense when the traditional role of faculty members is being eroded and tenure-track jobs are disappearing.
The Task of the Critic
A new book presents literary theorist Terry Eagleton in conversation. Scott McLemee eavesdrops with enthusiasm.