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Given the competition, acceptance to selective colleges has become almost a random process. Why not end the myth, Chad Aldeman writes, and admit qualified students using a raffle?

With so many good scholarly books going unread, and good conference papers unheard, it's time to rethink how we share information in academe, writes Ken Coates.

Higher education needs to get serious about materials found in electronic formats, writes Sara Kubik.

It's time for humanists to move beyond a Luddite approach on student learning, for strategic and educational reasons, David Scobey argues.

A prominent critic worries about college students' extracurricular reading. But Scott McLemee wonders about the best-seller lists....

When professors discuss their conditions with students, the positive consequences extend well beyond a course, writes Linda Kornasky.

In Part II of her series on a president returning to the classroom, Karen Gross offers early reflections on faculty roles and rewards, viral communication, and creating critical thinkers.

Maybe they're not like this at your college or university. But David Galef offers insights into "types" of leaders found in higher education -- or at least at U of All People.