By John Schlueter. Whether we can actually teach students critical-thinking skills is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood issues in higher education today, argues John Schlueter. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. The mythological creature called the lamia is something like a hybrid of mermaid and vampire: a beautiful woman from the waist up, atop a serpent’s body, driven by an unwholesome appetite. Read more...

By Claire Potter. Students like Nayla Kidd at Columbia University might not disappear from college if they had the opportunity to have meaningful relationships with faculty advisers, argues Claire Potter. Read more...

By Michael Bugeja. Curricular glut stifles innovation and negatively impacts virtually every aspect of college and university budgets, argues Michael Bugeja. Read more...

By Alison Kadlec and Elizabeth Ganga. A common complaint from community college students is that they face barriers when seeking to transfer to four-year institutions, including subpar advising, write Alison Kadlec and Elizabeth Ganga. Read more...

By Mark Bauerlein. Anyone who has worked in academe for any time should wonder at the criticism of Trump's comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, argues Mark Bauerlein. Read more...

By Scott McLemee. Scott McLemee reviews Michael Shermer's new book, Skeptic, in which the author debunks Atlantis, Bigfoot and a host of other pseudoscientific topics, as well as explaining and reflecting on real scientific developments. Read more...

By Jonathan Zimmerman. One keeps us from demeaning others while the other inhibits dialogue by imposing liberal political orthodoxies, argues Jonathan Zimmerman. Read more...

By Stephanie Bondi. The tragedy in Orlando calls on those of us in higher education to consider how to confront violence and inequity and support people traumatized by continuing oppression, writes Stephanie Bondi. Read more...

By James Axtell. Despite its critics now and over the ages, the university has somehow endured into its ninth century, writes James Axtell. Read more...