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Free American History!
Walt Whitman thought Americans needed free, authoritative textbooks. Scott McLemee interviews two historians who've answered that call for undergrads.
New Model of Tenure
Multiyear contracts and better wages go only so far in helping adjuncts, writes Michael Bérubé. And the current tenure system won't be opened up to them, so he argues that it's time for a new kind of tenure.
Closing With Grace
Alice Brown writes that, sometimes, keeping a college open at any cost is not the best thing for the institution or its students.
Beyond Critical Thinking
There’s a better phrase for what liberal arts colleges should be inculcating in students, R. Owen Williams argues: constructive thinking.
Sweet Briar Memories
Jane Stancill reflects on what she valued about the college, the closure of which was announced this week, and why she left.
Putting It on Paper
The age of print is giving way to the digital age... right? Scott McLemee looks into a scholar’s alternative perspective.
The Right Fit
The decision to close Sweet Briar does not negate the continued need for women's colleges, or their ability to thrive, writes Nancy Gray.
A Metaphor to Retire
David Miller argues that it's time to retire the metaphor of the leaky pipeline when discussing women in science.