Roger Martin advises new presidents that, while strong leaders surely make a difference, a college’s success can’t be attributed to any one person. Read more...

By Hallie Lieberman. Most gender and women’s studies programs preach to the converted and lack courses that would appeal to men -- or, for that matter, women who don’t have particular political leanings, argues Hallie Lieberman. Read more...

By Macy Wilson. Many colleges and universities pride themselves on their commitment to diversity, yet that commitment often seems to be superficial, writes Macy Wilson. Read more...

By David J. Smith. Colleges should establish a national exchange program that gives students the opportunity to get to know people in other parts of the country and in different settings, writes David J. Smith. Read more...

By Anonymous. A professor wonders whether the classroom has become an unsafe space for the faculty. Read more...

George R. Boggs provides advice on what trustees, presidents and candidates for presidencies can do to reduce the chances of a forced separation. Read more...

By Ed Simon. As we in the humanities defend ourselves, we should not engage in the corollary of denouncing the sciences as unimportant. Read more...

By Robert Samuels. While well intentioned, it’s apparent that the New York State tuition-free public college plan will not accomplish its desired goals, writes Robert Samuels. Read more...

By Cydney Alexis. To many people, if not most, the phrase “creative writing” marks a genre. A man writes in a garret, his pages lit by the faint glow of a lamp. Ideas are spilling madly from his cerebral cortex to the page. Read more...

A. W. Strouse celebrates the crafting of lists -- the frivolous, the sinister, the objectionable, the inspirational -- in both literature and life. Read more...