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The idea of deliberately manipulating a crisis at a flagship U.S. university via social media once sounded like a crazy conspiracy theory, writes Ellen de Graffenreid, but we now realize the extent to which it can actually happen.

Mark Edmundson explores -- and applauds -- current students' quest for identity but says that achieving it is only half the game.

Jim Jump considers the questions raised when high school students and their parents don't want a college to know about a disciplinary infraction.

It's not easy to speak up on behalf of a colleague under face-to-face attack from students, but we must do so to defend our free speech, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.

Scott McLemee describes a few of the ways Philippe Charlier's study of the dead, When Science Sheds Light on History: Forensic Science and Anthropology, illuminates the world of the living.

The story behind Lawrence Bacow's selection as president of Harvard University exemplifies the transformative power of higher education, writes Ted Mitchell.

Jarrod Morgan describes the creative ways stressed test takers violate the rules and the importance of ensuring academic integrity.

Their poorly defined roles have often contributed to academic and financial problems at major universities, argues Michael Bugeja.