By Harvey Graff. Universities themselves have helped cripple the humanities, the arts and the sciences, argues Harvey Graff. Read more...

By Judith Shapiro. Racial inequality on campuses plays out in a variety of ways that must be dealt with on many different fronts, says Judith Shapiro. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. Colin Dayan's With Dogs at the Edge of Life is the work of a mind that slips the leash of genre or narrow specialization at every opportunity, writes Scott McLemee. Read more...

By Rick Anderson. The movement to make scholarly work more accessible has created major benefits, but mandating open access -- and Creative Commons licensing -- restricts authors’ ability to say how, where and by whom their work will be reused, writes Rick Anderson. Read more...

By Jake New. University of Arkansas women's volleyball coach steps down amid allegations he "terrorizes" players. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. Alabama plans to consolidate seven community colleges into two -- the kind of move that in other states would have seen much protest. But these changes went through without much public opposition. That doesn't mean there isn't any opposition. Read more...

By Elizabeth Redden. Reports of Indian students being turned away by customs officials and prevented from boarding U.S.-bound flights cast spotlight on two little-known California institutions with 90 percent-plus international enrollment. Read more...

By Elizabeth Redden. The number of first-time international graduate students at U.S. graduate schools increased by 5 percent this fall. More than three-quarters of new students are in master's and certificate programs. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. Irvine faculty members and students question idea of professorships endowed by foundation that wants to change scholarly study of Hinduism -- and to influence search process for hires. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. Much of the literature in on being a mother in academe breaks down the various -- usually negative -- ways women’s careers are impacted by having children, and then suggests ways in which colleges and universities can better support academic moms. And if you’re looking for another book like that, Teacher, Scholar, Mother: Re-Envisioning Motherhood in the Academy (Rowman and Littlefield) isn’t for you. Read more...