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Makin' Bacon

Word got around some months ago that a French psychoanalyst had published a guide to talking about books without reading...

Noted Author Gives Reading

Inner Station (AP) Author Roy Kesey flew from Beijing, China, this week to read from the book Birthday Zoo, by...

Revenge of the Nerds

Apparently, there's a candy now called "Nerds." The Boy got some in his Halloween loot, and opened the box after...

Swastika Girls

When, in 2004, UD started blogging at her flagship campus, University Diaries I, she was amazed at the story of...

The Solution Down the Hall

Don't count on voter mobilization efforts to bring young people into the political process, Daniel Shea and Melissa Comber write. Colleges -- and courses in American government -- have a crucial role to play.

Murder By Numbers

A new correspondent writes: So here it is: I teach (adjunct) Anthropology and Cultural "Survey" at a local art college...

Faculty Theft

Carolyn Foster Segal writes that plagiarism is just one of the ways faculty members steal -- and she considers how little is done about these crimes against colleagues.

Letters Redux

An occasional correspondent writes: After many years as a full-time faculty member at a community college, I have decided to...