A poem by Laurence Musgrove about the beginning of a class.

Contingent faculty members are underpaid, yet administrators rarely take seriously the arguments championing equal pay for equal work, writes Daniel Davis. It’s time for a new approach. More...

Musa al-Gharbi warns of the dangers of politicizing educational attainment. More...

Even as we remain committed to principles of inclusiveness, accessibility, equity and justice, we must ensure that we are challenging our students -- and ourselves -- with difficult and controversial subjects, writes David V. Rosowsky. More...

Nothing in our job descriptions requires us to be the best ever with the most publications in the best journals with the most grant money, writes Michael Rocque, so we should stop comparing and ranking ourselves. More...

Jim Jump asks, is it legitimate to take advantage of another's hardship. More...

Peter Martin's The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language shows Noah Webster as the sort of ideologue who's convinced he has a historical mission and carries himself accordingly, writes Scott McLemee. More...

Competition among the viewpoints of various observers, writes John Thelin, ultimately centers on a crucial question: Should academic searches be closed or open. More...

Imprisoned people are desperate to become students, and that desire and economics mandate that we heed their calls, argues Doran Larson. More...