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Is Fundamental Change Really 'Inevitable'?
On November 17, an article here entitled “ Is Higher Ed Ready to Change?” referred to “the embrace of the...
A Study of Self-Plagiarism
Can scholars plagiarize themselves? Perry A. Zirkel examines one case and its implications.
21st Century Snake Oil?
The push for performance-based funding, built on data and other outcomes, exaggerates the likely results, Garrison Walters writes.
Scribble, Scribble
Once, it was dangerous for professors to publish too much. Scott McLemee takes a trip to Geezer Junction.
Dollars and Sense
In the midst of an economic crisis, financial literacy programs at colleges around the country are expanding.
Defining a Great University
Robert J. Sternberg, after working for more than 40 years in elite private institutions, describes how moving to a land-grant has changed his perceptions.
In Praise of the Americans
At the start of the Great Depression, a moonlighting professor described U.S. culture perfectly. Scott McLemee unearths a classic.
Foreign Language for Foreign Policy?
Russell A. Berman questions the way some defend foreign language study.