Opinion

A student's victory points to the power of some campus traditions, and the need to challenge them, writes Hugo Schwyzer.

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Rob Weir argues that top colleges and universities can get better by getting grayer -- at least in selecting professors.

By Rob Weir

A new correspondent writes: I am a new department chair. The staff love to decorate for any and all holidays...

By Dean Dad

Teaching students to read literature is about taking your time and encouraging them to do likewise, writes Laurence Musgrove. It's not about speed and the latest gadget.

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Search Committee Chair: The job starts next semester. Can you do that? Candidate: No problem! Rarin' to go! Woo-hoo! (skip...

By Dean Dad

[ Recently I asked writer, editor and teacher Dinty W. Moore to join the conversation on teaching creative writing, and...

By Dinty W. Moore

Charlie Clark on what it might look like if U.S. News ranked churches.

By Doug Lederman

Picking up on the premodern vs. modern theme of yesterday's post, Grad School Friend (who is on the tenure track...

By Dean Dad