Filter & Sort
Where's the Fourth Estate?
Reporters too rarely cast a skeptical eye on proposals and buzzwords that promise change and promote innovation in higher education, Bernard Fryshman argues.
Jell-O Molds and Cigarettes
As CVS stops selling cigarettes, and more universities get into the Jell-O mold business, Ryan Craig wonders when universities will stop trying to be all things to all people.
Don’t Reform NCAA – Replace It
The association has lost control of college athletics. Congress should step in to create an alternative, as it did in another amateur sports realm in the 1970s, Donna Lopiano and Gerald Gurney write.
Misjudgment Calls
Professors are sometimes too quick to decide on the intellectual ability of students and colleagues, writes Heather Dubrow.
Don't Ban Student Emails
Students learn something from the way professors respond, even to messages that never should have been sent, writes Danielle DeRise.
'Civil' Wars
Just because civility may not be an appropriate reason to hire, tenure or fire academics doesn't mean it shouldn't matter in higher education, writes Judith Shapiro.
Interviewing Gay Candidates
Karen M. Whitney and Jon Derek Croteau offer guideposts for interacting with candidates and finding the best talent for key academic positions.