By rejecting anthologies and rebuffing biographers, a great author limited his future readership, writes Leonard Cassuto.

A recent report on a break-in at a senator's office by student activists raises questions about the state of political discourse both on campus and off, writes Nancy Thomas.

Maria Shine Stewart, a first timer at the annual gathering of literature and language instructors, will be paying off the trip for a while. But it was well worth it for the content and camaraderie, she writes.

Professors may get much better feedback by waiting a while -- and then asking students to reflect on what stayed with them, writes Tom Deans.

Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, died last week. Scott McLemee salutes a voice of dissent.