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...
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
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...
Are You Scared of Your Students?
By Anonymous. A professor wonders whether the classroom has become an unsafe space for the faculty. Read more...
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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...
Crossing the Gulf of the Two Cultures
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...
Be Wary of the Details
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...
Let's Banish the Phrase 'Creative Writing'
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...
The Best Lists of 2016
A. W. Strouse celebrates the crafting of lists -- the frivolous, the sinister, the objectionable, the inspirational -- in both literature and life. Read more...
Supermajority Requirement in the Minority
By Jake New. Stanford faces criticism for policies requiring a supermajority or unanimous vote when deciding responsibility in sexual misconduct cases. Few other institutions have a similar process. Read more...
Is Collaboration Worth It?
By Colleen Flaherty. Historians push for more teamwork even as many feel it won’t help them earn tenure. Read more...