Opinion

“That’s stupid.” As a professor, I gritted my teeth every time I heard a student say that. It was an...

Joshua Kim wrote an interesting post in his blog on Monday about voluntary part-timers. His thesis is that part-time workers...

Gen. Charles C. Krulak sees lessons in his military career for his new job in higher ed.

Will a new series from Yale University Press aimed at young readers (and the occasional grown-up) catch fire? Scott McLemee takes a look.

We’ve discussed the notion of cheating several times here at the University of Venus, its ramifications, philosophical perspectives, and devices...

What will the university be like in 30 years? In 1981 I was 12 years old, growing up in Brookline...

Last week, I riffed on a controversy over a library organization restructuring that led to new positions being created, old...

I just finished James H. Kunstler's novel, World Made by Hand. It's the tale of a small community near the...