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Obama vs. Art History
President joins the ranks of politicians who suggest liberal arts disciplines don't lead to jobs.
Starr President
After many years in which professors and administrators clashed at Baylor, President Kenneth Starr has won over the faculty.
'Mixed'
Editors discuss themes in new book of essays, written by multiracial college students.
Opinion
Thoughts on Poetry in Winter
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are penetrating pop culture, and it's not even Poetry Month. Carolyn Foster Segal explains why she finds hope in that happenstance.
Timid About Fair Use?
A new report from the College Art Association says that artists and art historians have real and perceived concerns about fair use laws. Experts say other kinds of academics do, too.
Equality for Adjuncts
New anthology from a longtime adjunct activist Keith Hoeller stresses equality for adjuncts in terms of pay and other benefits, compared to their tenure-line colleagues.
Opinion
'Creditocracy' in America
How much remains of democratic principles when a society is sunk in financial debt? Scott McLemee starts checking the books.
For-Profit Wage Gap
Community college students who transfer to for-profit institutions earn less than do peers who transfer to public or private colleges, study finds.