Scott McLemee reviews Manuel Castells's Rupture: The Crisis of Liberal Democracy. More...

Jim Jump considers contradictory indications of what the public thinks about affirmative action … and how students are admitted. More...

We have a distinct opportunity to turn the corner in tackling the challenges before us, writes Laurie Patton. More...

Higher education must give the next generation of technology and policy leaders the interdisciplinary training they need to succeed, write Anne-Marie Slaughter, Darren Walker and Larry Kramer. More...

The long-held belief that faster is better in learning -- speedism -- hurts students of all speeds, writes Myk Garn, and should be replaced with individualized and guided learning models. More...

Universities can and must remain at the center of how people learn throughout their lives, Andrew Hermalyn writes. More...

One argument in support of tenure that's essentially been lost, writes Richard A. Greenwald, is that efficient university operations actually depend on it. More...

The current admissions scandal is a reminder of the dangers of elitism in higher education that assumes limited role for nonelite institutions, writes Seamus Carey. More...

The most disheartening aspect of the recent admissions scandal is the absence of fundamental precepts of good character, write David Holmes and Robert Massa. More...

With admissions systems receiving more scrutiny than ever, Jim Jump wonders how higher education will respond. More...