Opinion

Victor E. Ferrall Jr. writes that these institutions are vital to society -- and need to replace their sales pitches with arguments and policies that are more true to their missions.

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A long-suffering correspondent writes: I have taught for now nearly two decades in a smaller field in liberal arts and...

By Dean Dad

If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, we’ll keep getting what we’ve been getting. What most of us have...

By G. Rendell

It’s said that the modern university consists of a large number of academic and administrative departments united by a common...

By G. Rendell

Erik M. Jensen thinks it's time for professors to start dressing like professors, and he has some fashion rules to share.

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The Girl had a Little Gymnast class yesterday at the Y while I was at work. (TW took her, and...

By Dean Dad

Here's writing that doesn't work -- doesn't convince its audience. In her parenthetical commentary, SOS tells you why. 'GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY...

By UD

After years of delay and defensiveness by some leaders in higher education, Congress is poised to start getting the cost crisis under control, writes Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon.

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