Opinion

Viewing a fossilized mammoth skeleton at the Children’s Museum. The spread of the pelvis, wide as an elephant’s ears. The...

John Marsh wonders how higher education can rejoice when its budget woes are minimized by deep cuts to social services.

This piece in Salon has drawn some attention lately. It's a recounting of an academic advisor's usual responses to parents...

Perhaps you have the good fortune of working with academics who have migrated from their disciplines and department into academic...

After Aeron and Susan’s posts about their summers, I feel like chiming in, though I’m a bit wary, given the...

At a party, Dr. S, a Chinese neurologist practicing in the Midwest on exchange. Young, funny, has also worked in...

Randolph Lewis describes how the political attacks on Texas universities appear to one who teaches there.