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John Fea, a history chair, describes what he learned on his daughter's college tours about the presence or absence of a liberal arts ethos.

Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn takes issue with arguments that the erosion of faculty members' participation in shared governance is entirely due to forces beyond their control.

Dick Gregory writes that students who are protesting against a dean who recommended his autobiography should think about which battles matter the most.

Scott McLemee reviews Terry Eagleton's new book, Culture, which unpacks the concept in its title.

Next year will be disruptive and confusing for students, families and most colleges in the admissions process, argues W. Kent Barnds, who wonders how so many changes can be good.

Higher education institutions should think clearly about their students' occupational goals and the ways various credentials can give them access to the fields they want to enter, write Jimmie Williamson and Matthew Pittinsky.

Retiring professor Alan Robbins wants to tell graduating students that where they are in life is not that different from where he is.

Institutions can not only become more welcoming, but also encourage greater diversity in general, writes Allen Kenneth Schaidle.