Filter & Sort
'Suing Alma Mater'
Author discusses themes of new book on the courts and higher education.
Humanities as Spectacle
If you want to attract a crowd and public support, it's time to think about marketing and performance, writes Matti Bunzl.
Languages vs. Football (Well, Rugby)
The athletics vs. academics debate rages in Australian higher education, too -- with a twist.
Opinion
Communication Scholars Need to Communicate
Ernest J. Wilson III considers why -- in an age that his discipline should be central -- it is instead on the sidelines.
Do You Smoke? Pay $75 a Month
Penn State angered faculty when it mandated biometric tests for those on health insurance. Now it's charging extra to those who use tobacco. Faculty members -- including those who don't smoke -- are furious.
The Right to Speak Out
U. of California board -- responding to 2006 Supreme Court ruling -- codifies the right of professors to offer views on any policy or action of the university.
New Player in Adaptive Learning
Career Education Corp. gets a jump on adaptive learning, a reminder that for-profits can move fast and go big with emerging technologies.
Union Raises for Adjuncts
As unionization of those off the tenure track spreads, there are substantial gains in pay and benefits.