Opinion

This isn't a question, per se, but it's too good not to quote. A longtime correspondent writes (edited for relative...

By Dean Dad

Today I travel to my lone academic conference of the year (not counting conferences within driving distance). Like many professors...

By Aeron Haynie

Isn’t it funny how after you learn a new word you are suddenly aware of it being used all over...

By Dana Campbell

Is digital shorthand the end of literacy? Scott McLemee listens to a linguist.

By Scott McLemee

I wrote a while back about my feeling that the complexity of technology is accelerating so rapidly that we can’t...

By Oronte

This story didn't surprise me. Having been on this side of the desk for a while now, I can attest...

By Dean Dad

I don't want to say that I have as much contact with students as a typical faculty member, but I...

By G. Rendell

Kevin Carey wonders why pathetically low graduation rates are accepted -- even as lawmakers focus renewed attention on inner city public high schools.

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