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Colleges should resist the movement to quantify everything they do, writes Edward F. Palm, but that doesn't mean all assessment is bad.

Roger Clegg says that there is no better time than this week to question the assumptions behind affirmative action.

Scott McLemee notices that scholars are creating a new sort of academic community. Or is that just the dream of a ridiculous man?

The rush by students to make themselves appear employable may end up hurting their educations and their careers, writes one professor.

After attending a U.S. summit for college presidents, John V. Lombardi writes to Condoleezza Rice and Margaret Spellings.

Paula M. Krebs and Mary Krebs Flaherty -- sisters who work at very different institutions -- trade stories and questions.

A look across the hall -- at the life of full-time professors who are not on tenure-track positions.

Scott McLemee interviews Sandra Gilbert about her new book, "Death's Door."