Opinion

A federal investigation into admissions preferences for men will expose a serious problem, and raise the question of why college leaders won't talk about it, writes Richard Whitmire.

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I read somewhere that 90 percent of acting is casting. The idea was that plenty of actors are capable of...

By Dean Dad

I've been thinking about how important my Gen X colleagues are in my professional and personal life, and I've been...

By Joshua Kim

Getting organized for MLA, AHA, AEA or various other academic meetings? Eszter Hargittai has some ideas about managing the travel time efficiently.

By Eszter Hargittai

Forty-five large pizzas, one U.S. senator, and Aristotle and the rhetorical triangle. Wick Sloane and his students report from the land of late night classes.

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An occasional correspondent writes: I've applied for a dean of students position for which I know I'm unusually well-qualified and...

By Dean Dad

One year ago I made a series of 8 predictions for learning technology in 2009. Below are the predictions, with...

By Joshua Kim

Recent discussions on this blog about gender balance in colleges and universities have sparked a number of memories of my...

By Susan O'Doherty