Opinion

After two decades in the academe, I have purposely avoided being nominated to any administrative position. This came from an...

Wikipedia will celebrate its tenth birthday at the end of this week. It's one of those anniversaries, like the recent...

A great deal of work and learning -- and less ideal activities -- unfold on campuses overnight. Colleges should pay more attention to what happens then, writes Lee Burdette Williams.

The entire nation is reeling with the devastating events in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. While we...

I read with interest the exchange Historiann had with Anthony Grafton, the new President of the American Historical Association. It...

Are you dreaming of the perfect iPad? Or at least a better iPad, the iPad 2. The current iPad is...

One of the great joys of academic life, it seems to me, is the opportunity for fresh starts. New semesters...

This month, we’re meeting the largest class of new governors in history. Twenty-nine will be inaugurated this month. As extreme...