DeVos's next round of deregulation strikes at the heart of higher education and could lead to more fraud, waste and abuse, argue Spiros Protopsaltis and Clare McCann. More...
The Polymath
Scott McLemee considers Robert Irwin’s Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography. More...
There’s No Shame in Merging
To confront the facts and take action is wiser than to be nostalgic about a bygone era, argues Frank H. Wu.
Many institutions of higher education should be considering a merger, as they are facing an existential crisis. They can merge, close or suffer unremitting deterioration. More...
Difficult Decisions for Small Colleges
They won’t get easier, given the financial realities many of those institutions face today, write David Chard and Mary Churchill. More...
A Bird on a Reed
In a difficult environment for higher education and the nation, Mort Maimon discovers resilience in adversity in a somewhat surprising place. More...
Our Questionable Support of Diversity in Higher Ed
Despite all our professed support of the concept, Clara M. Lovett asks, how much do we truly value it?
In 1978, when the Supreme Court heard the landmark Bakke case that permitted race to be considered as one of several factors in higher education admissions, several colleges and universities filed amicus briefs in support of the University of California’s race-conscious policies. More...
The Impatient Patient
Scott McLemee explores Barbara Ehrenreich’s Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer. More...
Disability Parking Spots Yet to Be Filled
Higher education institutions should establish new rules and regulations regarding hiring process for disabled faculty members, argues Amir Haji-Akbari. More...
The Data Should Make You Happy!
Michael Roth considers Steven Pinker's paean to progress. More...
The Campus With a Lazy Creek
Few people are paying attention to the contributions of small liberal arts colleges that are dedicated to educating disadvantaged students. But without them, our country will suffer, argues Alice Brown. More...